Decoding/ Word AttackStructural Analysis:

Suffixes: - ant, -ent, -ist, -ian

4th GradeLesson 21

Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud.

coolant

Turn and tell your partner how many syllables are in this word and what

the suffix and root word is.

There are two syllables- cool/ant. The root word is cool and the suffix is – ant.

Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud.

resident

Turn and tell your partner how many syllables are in this word and what

the suffix and root word is.There are three syllables- res/i/dent. The root word is reside and the suffix is – ent

Did you notice that suffix was the last syllable in this word and in coolant?.

A suffix such as – ant, -ent, or ist is always the last syllable in a word.

Sometimes the suffix –ian is pronounced with 2 syllables.

Look at the words below. With your partner, identify the number of syllables and the suffix and root word in each word. Be sure you can

read each word.

Word

journalist

attendant

comedian

jour nal

at tend

co me di

ist

ant

an

Look in your student edition and/or science or social studies book. Find

longer words with the prefixes –ant, -ent, -ist, -ian. List the words and sort them by

suffix. Divide each word into syllables and be sure you can read each word.