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UFLI Foundations · Additional Affixes

Lesson 119: -sion, -tion

Lesson 119 is lesson 139 of 148 in the UFLI Foundations sequence, in the Additional Affixes unit, starting on page 318 of the manual.

In short

Lesson 119 teaches -sion, -tion. It comes after Lesson 118 (ch /sh/, ch /k/, gn /n/, gh /g/, silent t) and before Lesson 120 (-ture). Teach it from the manual, then record the date, the minutes and one rating of how it went.

What to record after teaching it

  • The date and the minutes. That is the instruction log.
  • One rating, seen cold at the start of the next session: Needs support, Developing or Secure.
  • Whether -sion, -tion needs to come back: next session for Needs support, after about three sessions for Developing.
  • A one-line note only if something surprised you.

The Additional Affixes unit

10 lessons. This one is 1 of 10.

  1. Lesson 119: -sion, -tion
  2. Lesson 120: -ture
  3. Lesson 121: -er, -or, -ist
  4. Lesson 122: -ish
  5. Lesson 123: -y
  6. Lesson 124: -ness
  7. Lesson 125: -ment
  8. Lesson 126: -able, -ible
  9. Lesson 127: bi-, tri-, uni-
  10. Lesson 128: Affixes Review 2

Practice this pattern

Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -er, -est. A few original practice words:

  • faster
  • longest
  • kindly
  • gladly
  • harmless
  • painless
Word list, sentences and warm-ups 

Questions people ask

Is this the official UFLI Foundations Lesson 119?
No. This page gives the lesson's name, concept, unit and place in the sequence so you can plan and track. The lesson itself is in the UFLI Foundations manual, which you teach from. Literacy Trail is not affiliated with the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
Can a student start here?
Yes, if they read and spell the concepts of the earlier lessons reliably. Start one or two lessons before the first shaky one, which may mean Lesson 118, and mark the earlier lessons as already taught so the record reads correctly.
What if -sion, -tion does not stick?
Teach the next lesson anyway and bring this concept back for two minutes at the start of the next session. Two Needs support ratings in a row on it means change the approach (build it, write it, then read it) rather than repeat the lesson.

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