Unit 15 Word Analysis

What is the root word of desertion?

• de

• sert

• tion

What is the base word of magician?

• magi

• magic

• ian

How do you divide interruption correctly?

• interr-up-tion

• in-terr-upt-ion

• in-ter-rup-tion

How many syllables does digestion have?

• 3

• 4

• 9

Which word does not belong?

• musician

• distraction

• congestion

• suggestion

Which word does not belong?

• electrician

• physician

• magician

• assertion

What root do all of these words have in common? eruption, interruption, corruption

• ion

• tion

• rup

• rupt

Which two words have a root that means to carry?

• distraction

• suggestion

• attraction

• congestion

How many syllables are in distraction?

• 3

• 4

• 10

Which word has 2 schwa sounds?

• suggestion

• distraction

• magician