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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.

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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.

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

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.

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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Lesson video

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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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