The /shun/ suffixes, including -ssion
I can spell words using the suffix -ssion.
The /shun/ suffixes, including -ssion
I can spell words using the suffix -ssion.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The /shun/ suffix can be spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian.
- Words spelt with -ssion often have a root word ending in ‘ss’ or ‘mit’.
- Words ending in the suffix suffix -ssion are nouns.
- How to spell the curriculum words: century, famous and imagine.
Common misconception
Pupils miss out letters in 'century' because they cannot hear all the sounds.
Say the word slowly, as it is spelt, in order to empahsise all the letters: cen -tur -y.
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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Starter quiz
6 Questions
collide
revise
explode
Exit quiz
6 Questions
ssion
tion
sion
root words end in t or te
root words end in d, de or se
root words end in ss or mit