Starter quiz
- Match the root word to the related noun ending in -tion.
- admire⇔admiration ✓
- found⇔foundation ✓
- determine⇔determination ✓
- Which rule is used when 'calculate' becomes 'calculation' when the suffix -ation is added?
- Just add the suffix
- Remove ‘e’, then add the suffix
- Remove ‘ate’, then add -ation ✓
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- Words using the -cian spelling for /shun/ often have a root word ending in which letters?
- d, s or e
- t or te
- c or cs ✓
- th or ti
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- Select all the words with the /shun/ sound at the end.
- ship
- invention ✓
- facial
- beautician ✓
- mission ✓
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- Select the nouns.
- famous
- sweetest
- happiness ✓
- celebration ✓
- community ✓
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Petrol cars create polushun.
- 'pollution' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the root word to the related noun ending in -sion.
- divide⇔division ✓
- extend⇔extension ✓
- tense⇔tension ✓
- conclude⇔conclusion ✓
- Match the root word to the related noun ending in -ssion.
- confess⇔confession ✓
- permit⇔permission ✓
- discuss⇔discussion ✓
- omit⇔omission ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: You must make a disishun.
- 'decision' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I would like to have a discushun with you.
- 'discussion' ✓
- Match the suffixes to the clues that help determine the correct spelling of the /shun/ spelling in words with these suffixes.
- tion⇔root words end in t or te (the most common) ✓
- sion⇔root words end in d, de or se (can sound like /zhun/) ✓
- ssion⇔root words end in ss or mit ✓
- cian⇔root words end in c or cs (professions) ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: When I have completed my home learning, I watch televishion.
- 'television' ✓
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Key learning points
- The /shun/ sound can be spelt four different ways: -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion.
- The /shun/ sound is sometimes spelt 'sion' or 'ssion'.
- The suffix -sion is used for the /shun/ or /zhun/ sound when the root word ends in 'd', 'de' or 'se'.
- The suffix -ssion is used for the /shun/ sound when the root word ends in 'ss' or 'mit'.
- How to spell the curriculum words: profession and develop
Common misconception
Some pupils may not know the related root word or see how they are connected.
Put the /shun/ word and the associated root word into a simple sentence to help secure their meaning. This will help pupils see the connections in meaning and spelling between the words.
Keywords
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Verb - a doing, being or having word
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