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Year 5

Using the suffixes -cian, -sion and -ssion to represent /shun/

I can spell words using all the /shun/ suffixes.

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Year 5

Using the suffixes -cian, -sion and -ssion to represent /shun/

I can spell words using all the /shun/ suffixes.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. If the word is a profession, the noun will generally end in "-cian".
  2. If the root word ends in "ss" or "mit", remove the "ss" or "t" and add "-ssion".
  3. If the root word is a verb ending in "se" or "de", remove the "se" or "de" and add "-sion".
  4. If the root word ends in "c" or "cs", remove the "c" or "cs" and add "-cian".
  5. 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

Allow pupils to investigate the spelling patterns. Give them word cards with a range of /shun/ spellings on them, ask pupils to decide how to group the words and explain the rationale for it. Ask them to say the word in a full sentence and identify the root word to support.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the root word to the related noun ending in -tion.
Correct Answer:admire,admiration

admiration

Correct Answer:found,foundation

foundation

Correct Answer:determine,determination

determination

Q2.
What rule is used when 'calculate' becomes 'calculation' when the suffix -ation is added?
Just add the suffix.
Remove ‘e’, then add the suffix.
Correct answer: Remove ‘ate’, then add -ation.
Q3.
Words using the -tion spelling for /shun/ often have a root word ending in which letters?
d, s or e
Correct answer: t or te
c or cs
th or ti
Q4.
Match the words to the spelling of the /shun/ suffix they contain.
Correct Answer:musician,-cian

-cian

Correct Answer:discussion,-ssion

-ssion

Correct Answer:explanation,-tion

-tion

Correct Answer:division,-sion

-sion

Q5.
Select the nouns.
famous
sweetest
Correct answer: happiness
Correct answer: celebration
Correct answer: community
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'Petrol cars create polushun.'
Correct Answer: pollution

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the suffixes to the clues that helps determine the correct spelling of the /shun/ spelling in words with these suffixes.
Correct Answer:tion,root words end in t or te (the most common)

root words end in t or te (the most common)

Correct Answer:sion,root words end in d, de or se (can sound like /zhun/)

root words end in d, de or se (can sound like /zhun/)

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

root words end in ss or mit

Correct Answer:cian,root words end in c or cs (professions)

root words end in c or cs (professions)

Q2.
Match the word beginning to the correct word ending to ensure each word is spelt correctly.
Correct Answer:divi,sion

sion

Correct Answer:musi,cian

cian

Correct Answer:pollu,tion

tion

Q3.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You must make a disishun.'
Correct Answer: decision
Q4.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I would like to have a discushun with you.'
Correct Answer: discussion
Q5.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'I would like to become an elektricion when I'm older.'
Correct Answer: electrician
Q6.
Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: 'You must jump in without hezitasion!'
Correct Answer: hesitation

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