Starter quiz
- Match the root word to the related noun ending in -tion.
- determine⇔determination ✓
- found⇔foundation ✓
- prepare⇔preparation ✓
- What rule is used when 'separate' becomes 'separation' 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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- What is the most common spelling of the /shun/ suffix?
- -tion ✓
- -sion
- -ssion
- -cian
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- Match the words to the spelling of the /shun/ suffix they contain.
- musician⇔-cian ✓
- passion⇔-ssion ✓
- exploration⇔-tion ✓
- extension⇔-sion ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence: Please give a generous donshun to the charity.
- 'donation' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence: The young child showed fierce determinashun in completing the challenge.
- 'determination' ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the word ending in -sion to the root word.
- invasion⇔invade ✓
- revision⇔revise ✓
- expansion⇔expand ✓
- Words spelt with -sion often have root words ending in which letters?
- d ✓
- t
- de ✓
- te
- se ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold: I love to complete divishun problems.
- devision
- divition
- division ✓
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold that matches the sentence: The Queen had a long rain over her country.
- rain
- rein
- reign ✓
- rign
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: The missing sign caused confyooshun.
- 'confusion' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: Please complete your refishunn before the test.
- 'revision' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Words ending in the suffix -sion are nouns.
- The suffix -sion sometimes makes the sound /zhun/ like ‘division’.
- Words spelt with -sion often have a root word ending in ‘d’, ‘de’ or ‘se’.
- The /shun/ suffix can be spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian.
- How to spell the curriculum words: reign, island and February.
Common misconception
The curriculum words 'reigh', 'island' and 'February' can be mis-spelt, without the silent letters.
Practise saying the word how it is spelt, e.g. Feb-ru-ar-y. Use the 'naughty letters' strategy to emphasise unusual letters in the words.
Keywords
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
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
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