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Suffixes: '-ation' 2

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Suffixes - 'ation'

When you want to add the suffix 'ation' to verbs ending in 've', you need to drop the 'e' before adding the 'ation'. Let's walk through an example...

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Add '-ation'

  • Starve becomes starvation.
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Other examples

  • To deprive (which means to prevent someone from having something) → depriv → deprivation.
  • To observe (which means to watch) → observ → observation.

Suffixes - 'ation'

When you want to add the suffix 'ation' to verbs ending in 'ne', you need to drop the 'e' before adding the 'ation'. Let's walk through an example...

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Add '-ation'

  • Determine becomes determination.
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Other examples

  • Combine (which means to join together) → combin → combination.
  • Examine (which means to look at closely) → examin → examination.
  • Incline (which means to make someone want to do something) → inclin → inclination.

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