Activity Books Understanding Water Activity Book | Page 38

The water we use in our houses, schools and
businesses is cleaned at a water treatment
facility before we use it. Dirt and bacteria
are removed from the water.
Let’s explore how water is
cleaned and learn some BIG WORDS !
The words we are going to learn are
coagulation (co-ag-u-lá-tion)
sedimentation (sed-i-men-tá-tion)
filtration (fil-trá-tion)
disinfection (dis-in-féc-tion)
storage (stór-age)
Four of our words end in “-tion.” This is a suffix.
It has a meaning that attaches to the root word.
The suffix “-tion” added to a word makes a
noun, meaning an act; a thing done, a process.
What are our root words?
YOU
CAN
USE A
DICTIONARY!
coagulation = coagulate
sedimentation = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
filtration = filtrate
disinfection = __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
storage = store
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