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Year 4

The /shun/ suffixes, including -ssion

I can spell words using the suffix -ssion.

New
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Year 4

The /shun/ suffixes, including -ssion

I can spell words using the suffix -ssion.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The /shun/ suffix can be spelt -tion, -sion, -ssion or -cian.
  2. Words spelt with -ssion often have a root word ending in ‘ss’ or ‘mit’.
  3. Words ending in the suffix suffix -ssion are nouns.
  4. 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

Play a matching game with root words and words ending in the /shun/ suffixes covered so far in order to reinforce connections between the root word spelling and new spelling.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word ending in -sion to the root word.
Correct Answer:collision,collide

collide

Correct Answer:revision,revise

revise

Correct Answer:explosion,explode

explode

Q2.
Words spelt with -sion often have root words ending in which letters?
Correct answer: d
c
t
Correct answer: de
Correct answer: se
Q3.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold: I will complete my revishun before the exam.
refishun
Correct answer: revision
rivision
Q4.
Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold: Will you make a disishun about who is in the play soon?
disision
Correct answer: decision
desishun
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence: I would love to visit a tropical ighland.
Correct Answer: island
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence: The month after January is Febree.
Correct Answer: February

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to the spelling of the /shun/ suffix it contains.
Correct Answer:passion,ssion

ssion

Correct Answer:exploration,tion

tion

Correct Answer:extension,sion

sion

Q2.
Words spelt with -ssion often have a root word ending in which letters?
d
s
Correct answer: ss
Correct answer: mit
de
Q3.
Match the spelling of the /shun/ suffix to the letters that the root word usually ends in.
Correct Answer:tion,root words end in t or te

root words end in t or te

Correct Answer:sion,root words end in d, de or se

root words end in d, de or se

Correct Answer:ssion,root words end in ss or mit

root words end in ss or mit

Q4.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: That was an interesting discushon.
Correct Answer: discussion
Q5.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: You need purmishon to come on this trip.
Correct Answer: permission
Q6.
Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in this sentence: There are one hundred years in a sentree.
Correct Answer: century

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