1. Understanding the Ending Grid The ending grid is a Latin system of endings added to root or base words that change the part of speech.

2. Entire Ending Grid -gious -gian -gion -gia -sian -sion -sia -ciate -cient -cient -cial -cious -cian -cion -cia -tiate -tio -tience -tient -tial -tious -tian -tion -tia -iate -io -ience -ient -ial -ious -ian -ion -ia -ate -o -ence -ent -al -ous -an -on -a

3. Sound and Letter Patterns of the Ending Grid -gia ‘ g’ says /j/ -sia ‘ s’ says /sh/ or /zh/ -cia ‘ c’ says /sh/ -tia ‘ t’ says /sh/ -ia ‘ i’ says /ee/ -a vowels say /u/ Letter Pattern Sound Pattern

4. Pronunciation of First Row -ate -o -ence -ent -al -ous -an -on -a

5. Pronunciation of Second Row -iate -io -ience -ient -ial -ious -ian -ion -ia

6. Pronunciation of Rows 3-5 -tiate -tio -tience -tient -tial -tious -tian -tion -tia -ciate - cient -cient -cial -cious -cian -cion -cia -sian -sion -sia

7. Pronunciation of Row Six -gious -gian -gion -gia

8. Entire Ending Grid -gious -gian -gion -gia -sian -sion -sia -ciate -cient -cient -cial -cious -cian -cion -cia -tiate -tio -tience -tient -tial -tious -tian -tion -tia -iate -io -ience -ient -ial -ious -ian -ion -ia -ate -o -ence -ent -al -ous -an -on -a