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Spelling: '-cian' Endings

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Spelling the 'Shun' Sound '-cian-

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 'c', you spell the ending '-cian'. Let's look at some examples...

Magi<b>cian

Magician

Magician comes from magic.

Music<b>ian

Musician

Musician comes from music.

Adding 'Cian' to the Ends of Words

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 'cs', you spell the ending '-cian'. Let's look at some examples...

$Mathemati<b>cian$

Mathematician

A mathematician is someone who uses mathematics in their work.
Mathematician comes from mathematics.

Electri<b>cian

Electrician

An electrician is a person who fixes electrical things in buildings and homes.
Electrician comes from electrics.

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Reading

1.1

Root Words

1.1.1Understanding New Words 1.1.2Exception Words

1.2

Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'1.2.5End of Topic Test - Root Words & Prefixes

1.3

Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes 1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes 1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings 1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings 1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings 1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings 1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes

2

Writing

2.1

Composition

2.1.1Effective Writing 2.1.2Planning 2.1.3Drafting 2.1.4Editing 2.1.5End of Topic Test - Writing Composition

2.2

Conjunctions

2.2.1Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences 2.2.2Complex Sentences 2.2.3Coordinating Conjunctions 2.2.4Subordinating Conjunctions 2.2.5End of Topic Test - Conjunctions

2.3

Present Perfect Tense

2.3.1Present Perfect Tense 2.3.2Uses of the Present Perfect Tense

2.4

Nouns

2.4.1Using Nouns & Pronouns Properly 2.4.2End of Topic Test - Present Perfect & Nouns

2.5

Fronted Adverbials

2.5.1Saying Where, When & How Often 2.5.2Saying How & Why 2.5.3Using Commas

2.6

Direct Speech

2.6.1Direct Speech 2.6.2End of Topic Test - Fronted Adverbials & Speech

2.7

Homophones

2.8

Spelling Rules

2.8.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds 2.8.2Words Ending in '-Sure', '-Mure' & '-Sion'2.8.3'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings 2.8.4Words Ending in 'G' & 'K' Sounds 2.8.5Spelling Words with 'Ch' & 'Sc'2.8.6Silent Letters 2.8.7End of Topic Test - Spelling Rules

2.9

Using Apostrophes

2.9.1Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals 2.9.2Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals

2.10

Using a Dictionary

2.10.1Using a Dictionary 2.10.2End of Topic Test - Apostrophes & Dictionaries

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1

Reading

1.1

Root Words

1.1.1Understanding New Words 1.1.2Exception Words

1.2

Prefixes

1.2.1'Anti-' & 'Auto-'1.2.2Not & 'Inter-'1.2.3'Mis-', 'Dis-' & 'Re-'1.2.4'Sub-' & 'Super-'1.2.5End of Topic Test - Root Words & Prefixes

1.3

Suffixes

1.3.1Vowel Suffixes 1.3.2Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.3Rules for Suffixes: '-ous'1.3.4Testing - Rules for Suffixes 1.3.5Suffixes: '-ly'1.3.6Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.7Rules for Suffixes: '-ation'1.3.8Spelling: '-tion' Endings 1.3.9Spelling: '-sion' Endings 1.3.10Spelling: '-ssion' Endings 1.3.11Spelling: '-cian' Endings 1.3.12End of Topic Test - Suffixes

2

Writing

2.1

Composition

2.1.1Effective Writing 2.1.2Planning 2.1.3Drafting 2.1.4Editing 2.1.5End of Topic Test - Writing Composition

2.2

Conjunctions

2.2.1Simple Sentences & Compound Sentences 2.2.2Complex Sentences 2.2.3Coordinating Conjunctions 2.2.4Subordinating Conjunctions 2.2.5End of Topic Test - Conjunctions

2.3

Present Perfect Tense

2.3.1Present Perfect Tense 2.3.2Uses of the Present Perfect Tense

2.4

Nouns

2.4.1Using Nouns & Pronouns Properly 2.4.2End of Topic Test - Present Perfect & Nouns

2.5

Fronted Adverbials

2.5.1Saying Where, When & How Often 2.5.2Saying How & Why 2.5.3Using Commas

2.6

Direct Speech

2.6.1Direct Speech 2.6.2End of Topic Test - Fronted Adverbials & Speech

2.7

Homophones

2.8

Spelling Rules

2.8.1Hard 'U' & 'I' Sounds 2.8.2Words Ending in '-Sure', '-Mure' & '-Sion'2.8.3'Ei', 'Eigh' & 'Ey' Spellings 2.8.4Words Ending in 'G' & 'K' Sounds 2.8.5Spelling Words with 'Ch' & 'Sc'2.8.6Silent Letters 2.8.7End of Topic Test - Spelling Rules

2.9

Using Apostrophes

2.9.1Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals 2.9.2Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals

2.10

Using a Dictionary

2.10.1Using a Dictionary 2.10.2End of Topic Test - Apostrophes & Dictionaries

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Which word should go in the gap?<br><br><b>I want a ____ at my party.</b>Multiple choice
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What word should go in the gap?<br><br><b>I love playing the flute. I want to be a ____</b>Multiple choice
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Write the words that come from these roots and end in a 'shun' sound:Fill in the list
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Which word is spelt correctly?Multiple choice
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Spelling: '-ssion' Endings

End of Topic Test - Suffixes