IXL | Learn to spell words with suffixes: -hood, -ion, -or, -ure

Sort each word by its suffix.

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Sort each word by its suffix.

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When spelling words, it can be helpful to break them into meaningful parts—like suffixes that can appear at the end of words.

The suffix

-hood

appears in words like these:

neighborhood

childhood

The suffix

-ion

appears in words like these:

section

action

The suffix

-or

appears in words like these:

editor

visitor

The suffix

-ure

appears in words like these:

texture

fixture

To spell, think about each part of the word on its own. Then put them together.

neighbor + hood → neighborhood

sect + ion → section

edit + or → editor

text + ure → texture

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The word

direction

ends with the suffix

-ion.

The words

moisture,

failure,

adventure,

pressure,

and

pleasure

end with the suffix

-ure.

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