Endings which sound like shun The endings ion and ian often have t, c, ss or s before them and the whole ending is added to the root word. Examples: educate + tion = education music + cian = musician tion is the ending when the root word ends in t or te. Notice that the e is dropped from the root word. cian is the ending when the root word ends in c or cs. ssion is used if the root word ends in ss (express expression) or mit (permit permission). sion is used if the root word ends in d or se (extend extension, tense tension), but be careful of exceptions such as attend attention. Warm up 1 Write out these words using the correct shun ending. a) invent b) tense c) magic d) extend e) act f) complete g) electric h) expand 2 Look at the addition of ssion below. What do you notice happening when ssion is added? permit + ssion = permission transmit + ssion = transmission 24
Test yourself Look at the list of words below. invention musician exception mathematician politician Which word means: a) somebody who plays an instrument? b) a Member of Parliament? c) when something does not follow a rule? d) a newly thought of thing? e) somebody who is good with numbers? Challenge yourself 4 Correct the sentences by changing the underlined words to their correct form. a) The new extend was nearing complete. b) The class had a discuss about using express. c) Permit was given for admit of infants to the disco. d) She had an inject to release the painful tense. How did you do? 25
Endings which sound like zhun Often if a verb ends in se or de, changing the ending to sion results in the zhun sound. Examples: televise + sion = television divide + sion = division (verb) (noun) (verb) (noun) Notice that the se or de ending is removed before adding sion. Warm up 1 Copy the table. Write the words below in the correct columns. Say each word aloud to help you hear the ending. extension permission evasion tension collision explosion erosion admission vision procession intrusion illusion decision profession mansion zhun ( sion) shun ( sion) shun ( ssion) 26
Test yourself 2 Change the following verbs into nouns with sion endings. explode divide conclude invade collide erode revise decide confuse televise Challenge yourself Write some examples of zhun and shun words in a table like the one shown below. Include the related verb or noun. Two examples have been done for you. zhun sound shun sound invade invasion act action How did you do? 27
Progress test Copy the correct spelling for each word. 1 2 4 5 illegal / elegal television / tellyvision mewsishon / musician admireation / admiration invention / invenshun Write the correct spelling for each word. 6 irelevant 7 ortobiography 8 transsport 9 confewshun 10 acshun Write the correct spelling for each underlined word. 11 12 1 14 15 The dog stole the cats food. Preperation of the food took several hours. The families villa was in Spain and each family member loved it. Somebody took the boys ball to stop them playing. The ladys car was fast from the day she bought it. 16 20 Read the passage below. Find the five incorrect spellings and then write the correct spelling of each word. The trolls submerine came to the serface. This was a bad decishen by the troll as there was soon a colishun with his bridge. 0 Score / 20
Progress test 4 Copy the correct spelling for each word. 1 2 4 5 illogical / ilogical tellyphone / telephone circumstance / circamstance subgect / subject electrician / electrishen Write the correct spelling for each word. 6 iresponsible 7 ortograph 8 divishun 9 exploshon 10 subbway Write the correct spelling for each underlined word. 11 12 1 14 15 A lick of paint will tranzform the whole room. All of the informayshun is in the manual. The heros medal was returned to him. It was the dogs turn to have his tummy tickled. The girl s challenge required them to hike for fifty miles. 16 20 Read the passage below. Find the five incorrect spellings and then write the correct spelling of each word. The magishun created an ilusion to tranzform all the ladies drinks into iregular shaped cubes. Score / 20 1