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Spelling: '-sion' Endings

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Spelling the 'Shun' Sound '-sion'

You need to know how to spell words ending in the 'shun' sound. How you spell the 'shun' sound depends on what letter the root word ends in. If the root word ends in 'd', you spell the ending '-sion'. Let's look at some examples...

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Expansion

  • The root word is expand.
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Comprehension

  • The root word is comprehend.
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Extension

  • The root word is extend.
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2 exceptions!

  • The 2 exceptions to this rule are:
    • Attention, which comes from the root word attend.
    • Intention, which comes from the root word intend.

Spelling the 'Shun' Sound '-sion'

You need to know how to spell words ending in the 'shun' sound. How you spell the 'shun' sound depends on what letter the root word ends in. If the root word ends in 'se', you spell the ending '-sion'. Let's look at some examples...

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Tension

  • Tension comes from the root word tense.
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Suspension

  • Suspension comes from the root word suspense.
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Supervision

  • Supervision comes from supervise.

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