Root Words and Endings

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Can you see any common cluster of letters in these words?

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All of these words end with the common clusters letters “~ion”

Example:

Can you see any common cluster of letters in these words?

musicia

n lawyer

dancer

scientist

artist

dentist

teacher

programmer

beautician

technician

singer

farmer

photographe

r

waiter

therapist

dancer

designer

reporter

journalist

psychologist

~ er ~ ist ~ ician

•Do you know the root Do you know the root word of these words?word of these words?

•Do you know which words Do you know which words these words come from?these words come from?

Words that end withWords that end with

reporter

report

dancer

dance

lawyer

law

photographer photographphotograph

teacher

teachteach

singer

singsing

designer

designdesign

farmer

farmfarm

Words that end withWords that end with

artist

artart

dentist

dentdent

scientist

sciencescience

psychologist

psychologypsychology

Words that end withWords that end with

magician

magicmagic

musician

musicmusic

beautician

beautybeauty

technician

techniquetechnique

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