Starter quiz
- Match the root word to the related noun ending in -tion.
- admire⇔admiration ✓
- found⇔foundation ✓
- determine⇔determination ✓
- What 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 -tion 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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- Match the words to the spelling of the /shun/ suffix they contain.
- musician⇔-cian ✓
- discussion⇔-ssion ✓
- explanation⇔-tion ✓
- division⇔-sion ✓
- 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 suffixes to the clues that helps 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) ✓
- Match the word beginning to the correct word ending to ensure each word is spelt correctly.
- divi⇔sion ✓
- musi⇔cian ✓
- pollu⇔tion ✓
- 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' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I would like to become an elektricion when I'm older.'
- 'electrician' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You must jump in without hezitasion!'
- 'hesitation' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- If the word is a profession, the noun will generally end in "-cian".
- If the root word ends in "ss" or "mit", remove the "ss" or "t" and add "-ssion".
- If the root word is a verb ending in "se" or "de", remove the "se" or "de" and add "-sion".
- If the root word ends in "c" or "cs", remove the "c" or "cs" and add "-cian".
- How to spell the curriculum words: possession, occasion and occasionally.
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
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
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