1. LO: To recognise and spell the suffix that sounds like ‘shun’ (cian, sion, ssion, tion, , etc.)

2. Write down 10 words that sound like they end in ‘shun’ i. e
Write down 10 words that sound like they end in ‘shun’ i.e. EDUCATION (try to spell them in the best way you can…)

3. cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean

4. cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean
cian – where words end in c; common in occupations.

5. cian sion ssion tion other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean
sion – where the base word ends in d/de or s/se (e.g. explode,
confuse).

6. cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean
ssion – clear soft ‘sh’ sound.

7. cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean
tion – the most common ending.

8. cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
musician
explosion
mission
direction
ocean
There are, of course, usually exceptions to the
Rule like ‘ocean’, ‘Russian’ and ‘Asian’.

9. Draw a grid in your book and place the following words in the correct columns. Be careful that you spell them correctly!
Task
cian
sion
ssion
tion
other
physician extension profession mission fiction Venetian optician session Ocean magician confusion percussion direction Asian politician exclusion mansion fraction discussion attention collision Russian electrician transfusion oppression proportion infusion passion reduction explosion

10. Use your knowledge of the ‘shun’ sounding suffix to add that sound to these words.
collide – collision
discuss - ????
reduce - ????
exclude - ????
magic - ????

11. Use your knowledge of the ‘shun’ sounding suffix to add that sound to these words.
collide – collision
discuss - discussion
reduce - reduction
exclude - exclusion
magic - magician