Spelling Sort 7 Adding ion and -ian Base t and adding-ion When a word ends in the letter t you can add the suffix ion without a change in spelling to the base word. Digest/Digestion To convert food for the body to use. I hope I can digest all that candy! My digestion system helps my body have energy. Interrupt/Interruption To interfere with action or speech. Do you think the geese will interrupt the race? The geeses interruption caused the race to be delayed. Exhaust/Exhaustion To drain of strength/energy or to wear out. How long will it take to exhaust the polar bear? The polar bear was overcome with exhaustion. Invent/Invention To create a product. I wonder how long it took to invent the Nintendo DSi. Who will create the next electronic invention? Suggest/Suggestion To mention an idea for consideration. I was about to suggest that we go outside for recess at 10:00. Does anyone have a suggestion for where to place our new computer? Adopt/Adoption To choose or take as ones own. I am going to adopt a little puppy. Since the puppy has no home it is up for adoption. Base ic and adding ian When a word ends in ic you can add the suffix ian without making a change in spelling of the base word. Music/Musician Music is an art of sound and a musician performs it. Louis Armstrong played jazz music. He was the greatest jazz musician that ever lived! Electric/Electrician To involve electricity. You need an electric current in order for your lights to turn on. When your power goes out, an electrician can help fix it so it will turn back on. Optic/Optician Having to do with the eye or sight. If the optic nerve is damaged you may go blind. The optician will check your eyes to see if you need glasses. Clinic/Clinician A clinic is a place that treats sick people and a clinician is the doctor or nurse. If you have the flu go to the clinic. The clinician will exam you to see why you are sick.