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Hi there, and welcome to today's spelling lesson.

I'm Mr. Moss, and I'm really looking forward to teaching you.

With you today, you need to bring your looking eyes, your listening ears and your thinking brains, as well as that something to write with and write on, or someone and something to talk to would also be excellent.

Right, let's waste no time and crack right into today's spelling lesson.

In this spelling lesson, we're going to be spelling words with the suffixes T-I-O-N and C-I-A-N.

The outcome will be I can spell words with the suffix T-I-O-N and C-I-A-N Here are the key words for today's learning.

My turn, your turn.

Root word, suffix, verb, noun.

So let's have a chat about what these mean then.

A root word is the base word from which other words are formed, often by adding prefixes or suffixes.

A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning and create a new word.

So we today are looking at adding the suffixes tion, spelt T-I-O-N, and cian, spelt C-I-A-N.

A verb is a doing, being or having word.

And a noun is a naming word for a person, place or thing.

Now, interestingly, adding suffixes to root words can sometimes change their word class.

And so bearing in mind whether we're dealing with verbs or nouns is really important in today's lesson.

Here's the outline for today.

We have three learning cycles.

We're going to begin by spelling words using our suffix, T-I-O-N, and then we're going to concentrate on the suffix C-I-A-N.

And we're gonna finish out today's lesson by spelling some curriculum words.

Let's get on with spelling words using the suffix T-I-O-N then.

Remember, the suffix, as we've already spoken about, is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.

Unlike prefixes, which we attach to the start, suffixes often change our words tense or word class.

Let's look at some examples.

Here, we have the root word kind.

I add my N-E-S-S suffix to create a new word, kindness.

Here, we have joy and the suffix ful.

Add it together, they create the word joyful.

Here we have the root word deep, and then E-N to create deepen.

Deep is an adjective.

Deepen is a verb.

Its word class has changed.

Now, in these three instances, the spelling of the root word hasn't changed either, but sometimes, depending on the root word and the suffix we're adding, the spelling of the root word might also change.

So it's important to bear that in mind.

So there are lots of different types of suffix, and these are just three examples.

Remember that today we are concentrating on some tion suffixes, spelt T-I-O-N and C-I-A-N.

And different suffixes can make or create, sorry, words with different word classes.

So there are several ways of spelling the suffix which can sound like a tion.

We have C-I-A-N, as in musician, someone who pays music for a living.

We have double S-S-I-O-N, like passion, that abstract noun.

We have exploration that uses our tion T-I-O-N suffix that we're gonna be concentrating on in this learning cycle.

And we have extension, which uses the S-I-O-N spelling for that sion.

The spelling tion, T-I-O-N, which we're concentrating on now, is the most common, and is what we would call your best bet for spelling.

So if you hear a word that has a tion at the end, it uses a suffix, your best bet is going to be the T-I-O-N spelling.

So the T-I-O-N suffix create nouns.

What will you create in your art lesson today? In this sentence, the word create is a doing word.

It's a verb.

But if we take that as our root word and we add our tion suffix to it, we create the word creation.

That is a beautiful creation.

The word creation here is a thing.

It's an abstract noun.

So as we spoke about earlier, adding certain suffixes can change the word class of the word.

We had create, which was a verb.

We now have creation, which is a noun.

With that in mind, I'd like you to read these two sentences.

What word class is distribute and what word class is distribution? Pause the video, read the sentences and see if you can work it out.

Off you go.

Brilliant job, team.

So please help to distribute the fruits.

Distribute here, sharing out, is a doing word, so it's a verb.

If we read the other sentence with our tion, T-I-O-N suffix added to distribute to create distribution, it is important that the distribution is fair.

Distribution here is a thing, an idea.

It's an abstract noun.

So we can say adding our tion suffix, spelt T-I-O-N, to verbs creates nouns.

It changes their word class when creating a new word.

So do you recognise a root word for these words ending in our tion, spelt T-I-O-N.

We have invention, hesitation, education and station, all nouns.

Do you recognise any of the root words from which they've come? Pause the video and have a think.

Excellent.

Loved hearing you say some of those root words there.

Our root words are invent, hesitate, educate and station, slightly more tricky, it means statio, standing still.

They're all doing words, so they're all verbs.

So we can say that our tion, T-I-O-N suffix, when added to verbs creates nouns.

And if we look carefully at these root words and we begin to think about what's happening when we add this suffix, we can see that most of our root words here tend to end in T or T-E.

Remember also that this is the most common spelling for that tion suffix.

So when we are writing a word with an ending that sounds like tion, we might also be able to hear a word within the word we are writing.

The last letter or letters of the root word can give us a clue about how to spell the tion suffix.

So in invention, our root word is invent, it ends in a T.

So we know it's going to be our T-I-O-N.

Hesitation, our root word ends in T-E, hesitate.

So we know it's going to be our T-I-O-N spelling.

Education, our root word is educate.

Again, ending in T-E like hesitate.

So we know our tion suffix is going to be spelt T-I-O-N.

Words that end in T-I-O-N often have root words that end in T or T-E.

Very important rule for us to remember.

So with that piece of learning in mind, words using the T-I-O-N spelling for tion often have a root word ending in which letters? Pause the video and select the correct answer.

Off you go.

Good job, team.

It is T or T-E.

There's that link there.

T-I-O-N, root words ending in T or T-E.

Some of these words have root words you will recognise, and some don't.

So let's have a look.

We have E-T-I-O-N words like completion and deletion.

We have I-T-I-O-N words like repetition, competition, opposition and position.

We have O-T-I-O-N words like motion, lotion, type of sun cream lotion that you might put on, devotion and promotion.

And we have U-T-I-O-N words like distribution, pollution, revolution and institution words ending in O-T-I-O-N, U-T-I-O-N and E-T-I-O-N usually have root words that contain the final vowel clearly pronounced.

This helps to spell the new word.

The suffix ation, A-T-I-O-N, turns verbs into nouns.

Separation.

Our root word there was separate, a verb.

Separation is a noun.

Invitation, our root word was invite, ending in T-E.

We now have invitation, a noun.

Calculation, again, calculate is a verb, calculation is a noun.

Participate is a verb.

Now we have participation, a noun.

Transformation, exploration and operation.

I can invite somebody round, that's our root word there ending in T-E.

That's a verb, an action.

Or I could give them an invitation.

That's the physical thing.

That's a thing, a noun.

Some of these are both abstract and also common nouns.

Adding the suffix A-T-I-O-N can follow familiar spelling rules that I'm sure you know from adding plenty of other suffixes.

If the root word ends in a consonant, we can just add the suffix.

For instance, inform here.

To make information, we can just add A-T-I-O-N.

Our root word inform ends in a consonant.

If our root word ends in an E, we must who remove the E and then add A-T-I-O-N.

For instance, admire, we can make admiration.

The pronunciation changes there slightly as well.

That's because we don't want to have our two vowels, E and A, next to each other.

So we remove the E, and then add our suffix A-T-I-O-N.

Look at what happens to these words.

Vibrates becomes vibration.

Donate becomes donation.

What are you noticing here? What's our pattern? What's our rule when adding our A-T-I-O-N suffix to create nouns? Have a think.

Brilliant job.

Well, we can see here that we are taking words that end in A-T-E, and removing that A-T-E and adding A-T-I-O-N, ation.

So what I'd like you to do for me right now as a little check is to put the root words into the correct column to show what will happen when we add our A-T-I-O-N suffix.

Are you just going to add the suffix? Do you need to remove an E and then add a suffix? Or do you need to remove an A-T-E and then add our suffix A-T-I-O-N.

Think about the root words very carefully.

Have a go at putting them in the correct columns and creating our new nouns.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So I'm hoping that you've got a table that looks like this.

Inform and found both ended in consonant letters, so we could just add our A-T-I-O-N suffix.

Determine and organise both ended in that E, didn't they? So we had to remove the E before adding our A-T-I-O-N suffix.

And translate and operate both ended in A-T-E, so we removed it before adding our A-T-I-O-N, ation suffix.

Great job, team.

So with all the rules that we've looked at, and by looking carefully at the spellings, I want you to choose the correct spelling of the highlighted words here, the words in purple.

Read the sentences, think carefully about the rules that we've looked at.

Off you go.

Brilliant job, I'm really impressed.

Really great consideration for the spelling rules that we've looked at so far today.

So the house was built on a sturdy foundation.

So found is our root word here, isn't it? Ending in that consonant, we can just add A-T-I-O-N.

Izzy was full of determination to win the match.

Now, determine is our root word here, isn't it? So determine ends in an E.

We remove the E and add A-T-I-O-N.

Brilliant.

Please could you provide me with a translation? Our root word here is translate, A-T-E.

Remove the A-T-E and add A-T-I-O-N, good job.

And the group were praised for their organisation during the expedition.

Now, our root word here is organise, ending in I-S-E.

Remove the E and add A-T-I-O-N.

I know it sounds a bit like a Z, but it's I-S-E at the end of that root word.

Great job, team.

So for our practise task now, we're going to have a go at spelling some words with the suffix T-I-O-N, these nouns.

So remember to sound out the word, think of the root word if there is an obvious one, remember the spelling rules around that root word and what we do when we add the suffix, and read the word and check.

So our first word is operation.

Brilliant.

Number two is admiration.

He felt great admiration for her.

Number three, pollution.

The factory released lots of pollution.

Number four, information.

Use the information wisely.

Number five, translation.

I need a translation in order to understand this.

So our words are operation, admiration, pollution, information, translation.

Pause the video, off you go.

Awesome job, team.

Really, really great consideration, particularly of those root words and the rules we've been looking at for creating these nouns.

So operation was our first one.

Operate is our root word, A-T-E.

Remove the A-T-E and add ation, brilliant.

The next word was admiration.

Admire here is our root word, isn't it? That ends in R-E.

So we remove the E and then add A-T-I-O-N.

Admiration, that abstract noun.

Pollution, pollute is our root word here.

P-O-L-L-U-T-E.

It ends in that E.

We need to remove that E and then add our I-O-N, pollution.

Great.

And then information.

Inform is our root word here.

Ends in a consonant.

We can just add our A-T-I-O-N.

And then translation.

Translate is our root word here, A-T-E.

So we can remove that and then add A-T-I-O-N, great job.

Remember those rules that we've spoken about.

Pause the video now, share your learning and make any corrections, off you go.

Onto our next learning cycle then.

We're going to be looking at the next suffix.

One of those cian suffixes, C-I-A-N.

Let's read some words that contain it.

Magician, technician, physician.

Physician is another way of saying a doctor.

Electrician, beautician, someone whose job it is to make people more beautiful.

Dietitian, someone whose job it is to know about diets, health, food, can give you advice on what you should and shouldn't be eating.

And mathematician, someone who does maths for a living.

All of these words end in that C-I-A-N suffix, don't they? And it makes that cian sound.

The cian sound, spelt C-I-A-N, is used for professions, and by professions, I mean jobs.

All of these are jobs that people can do.

Do you recognise a root word in these words ending in cian, spelt C-I-A-N? We have musician, politician and electrician.

Pause the video.

What are our root words here? Great job.

So music from musician, politics from politician, and electric or electrics from electrician.

So we can see here that these root words ended either C, C-S or C.

So we can spot here that our C-I-A-N spelling is often added to the end of root words that end in C or C-S.

Really good rule for us to remember.

So we've looked at two cian spellings so far in this lesson.

I'd like us to match the spelling of cian to the suffix to the clue that helps us to spell it.

So our C-I-A-N spelling and the T-I-O-N spelling.

What do the root words most commonly end in? Off you go.

Brilliant.

So cian spelt C-I-A-N is added to the end of root words that most often end in C or C-S, and it's for professions.

Magician, technician, dietitian, remember.

And tion, our T-I-O-N spelling that creates those nouns, and often abstract nouns, we add to root words ending in T or T-E.

And this is our best bet.

It's our most common spelling.

Great.

So can you spot the root word here in the words that I'm about to show you? Which spelling pattern are we applying? Here is our word, action.

Which spelling pattern are we applying? The root word ending in T or T-E, or root words ending in C or C-S.

Can you spot the root word? Which pattern are we following? Decide now.

Brilliant.

Well, our root word is act.

So it's ending in T, so we are using pattern A.

Can you spot a root word here? And which pattern are we using? Off you go.

Brilliant, our root word here is mathematics.

So it's that C-S.

Also, mathematician is someone who does maths for a living, it's their profession, so it's pattern B we're using here.

So when practising these spellings, it can help to sing, rap or clap to a rhythm.

I will clap and spell these words.

So we had the word politician, pol, it, I-C-I-A-N, politician.

Magician, ma, gi, C-I-A-N, magician.

This really helps us to find a rhythm and to memorise the spellings of these words.

This helps us by breaking down the words as well into smaller chunks, and focusing on any tricky parts.

You try on one of these words now.

So we have musician, electrician and technician.

Have a go at using a rap, a clap or a piece of rhythm to help you remember how to spell these words.

Off you go.

Great job.

I loved hearing so much rhythm there and raping and clapping to help you remember how to spell the words.

Oh, there was one more word there, optician, that you could have practised as well.

An optician is someone who works on someone's eyes.

So what we're gonna have a go at doing now is spelling these words with the cian suffix.

A variety of words.

I'd like you to really listen out carefully.

Remember to sound out the word, think of the root word if there is an obvious one.

Think of the spelling rules that we've looked at so far today.

And also to read the word and check.

So our first profession here is musician.

The musician played his guitar.

Number two is electrician.

The electrician fixed the switch.

Number three, politician.

The politician gave a speech.

Number four, technician.

The technician fixed the computer.

Someone who works with technology.

And number five, magician.

The magician pulled the rabbit out of the hat.

So we have musician, electrician, politician, technician and magician.

Pause the video and have a go writing those professions now, off you go.

Superb job, team.

I'm really impressed.

I can see that we've all realised as well that these were all professions, and that our root words end in C or C-S.

So you know which spelling you're going to be using at the end for that cian.

So musician was our first one.

Music is our root word, ending in a C.

So we know it's our C-I-A-N spelling there.

And it's profession, so we know it's gonna be our C-I-A-N.

The next one was electrician.

Electric is our root word, again ending in C, so we know it's our C-I-A-N profession spelling.

And the next one, politician.

Politics ends in C-S, so we know it's our C-I-A-N spelling.

Technician, not an obvious root word here necessarily.

I guess technical or technology link to this, don't they.

So technician notes, it's a profession, somebody who works with technology.

So it's our C-I-A-N spelling.

And finally, magician.

Magic's our root word ending in C.

Magician, C-I-A-N spelling.

How did you do with the spelling of the professions there? Do you remember the rules? Share your learning and make any corrections now.

Onto our final learning cycle then, which is going to be spelling some curriculum words.

Let's read some curriculum words first.

Remember that curriculum words are those words which are going to appear a lot in our reading and writing.

So it's really important that we're confident with writing and spelling them and reading them.

They often have slightly tricky elements to them as well.

So let's read a couple.

Competition.

I entered the competition and finished second.

Competition.

It has our tion, doesn't it? T-I-O-N suffix.

Bargain.

I got a really good bargain when I went to the shops the other day.

It means you've got a really good deal.

A bargain is a deal.

So what do you notice about these spellings? Say them again.

Think, is there anything maybe potentially difficult about them? Have a think.

Brilliant, really lovely thinking there.

So I've noticed a couple of things.

Competition comes from the root word competes, doesn't it, ending in that E.

And we know it's got our suffix, T-I-O-N, competition.

We've added an ition, haven't we, an I-T-I-O-N.

You can hear the E and the I very clearly, and this really helps to spell it.

Competition, breaking it down can help you to remember those vowels in it.

Bargain's an interesting one, isn't it? The A-I making an almost I sound, bargain.

But we don't say bargain, but saying it like that can sort of maybe help you remember how to spell it.

I also remember that it has a couple of words in a word here.

I've got bar and gain and in in bargain, brilliant.

So with that in mind, I'd like us now to see if you can remember these words.

How do you spell competition? How do you spell bargain? Select the correct spellings now.

Off you go.

Excellent job, team.

So competition.

Remember, the root word here is compete, and it's got an I-T-I-O-N suffix.

Competition, competition, excellent.

We can clearly hear that E and that I there.

Bargain.

Now, it sounds like I, but we know there's gain, the word gain in bargain.

And the way you can remember that is if you get a bargain, okay, you're getting a really good deal.

So maybe you're gaining something.

So bargain.

Bar, and then G-A-I-N, the A and the I making that I sound there.

Great job, team.

So because these are curriculum words, it's really important we're confident with spelling them.

We're gonna use a really useful independent strategy now to help us practise these.

The look cover, write, check strategy.

So we look carefully at a word.

Don't want to cover that up yet, I need to look at it first.

So I look carefully at it.

Competition, great.

Okay, I know I've got competition.

Great, I can break that down.

I cover it up now.

From my memory, competition.

Write it in my neatest handwriting.

I then check back.

Excellent, I got it correct, but I don't stop there.

I'm gonna do the strategy of look, cover, write and check a number of times to really embed it into my long-term memory.

Using really beautiful cursive handwriting as well.

Joining your handwriting makes really good links between your hand and your brain as well.

So off you go with this strategy, the words competition and bargain.

Off you go.

Brilliant, really impressed.

Really careful self-checking there as well, which is really important.

So competition and bargain.

Did you manage to spell them correctly? Share your learning and make any corrections now.

Off you go, team.

Excellent job in spelling today, everyone.

We've been looking at the tion suffix, and we said it can be spelt T-I-O-N, S-I-O-N, S-S-I-O-N or C-I-A-N.

And we concentrated today on the T-I-O-N spellings and the C-I-A-N spelling.

The most common spelling for the tion suffix is our T-I-O-N spelling.

Words spelt with T-I-O-N often have a root word ending in T or T-E.

The suffix A-T-I-O-N turns verbs into nouns, and it uses familiar spelling patterns for adding suffixes.

Word spelt with C-I-A-N often have a root word ending in C or C-S, and are used for professions or jobs.

See if you can spot these suffixes in your reading and keep up the great spelling practise.

I'll see you again soon.