Spelling: '-tion' Endings

Spelling the 'Shun' Sound '-tion'

You need to know how to spell words ending in the 'shun' sound. How you spell the 'shun' sound will depend on what letter the root word ends in. If the root word ends in 't', you spell the ending '-tion'. Let's look at some examples...

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Action

The root word is act.

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Invention

The root word is invent.

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Injection

The root word is inject.

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Edition

An edition is a version of a text.
The root work is edit.

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Adoption

The root word is adopt.

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Exertion

Exertion means effort.
The root word is exert.

Spelling the 'Shun' Sound '-tion'

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 'te', you spell the ending '-tion'. Let's look at some examples...

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Hesitation

The root word is hesitate.

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Dedication

The root word is dedicate.

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Translation

The root word is translate.

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Creation

The root word is create.

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Donation

The root word is donate.

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Isolation

The root word is isolate.

1Reading

1.1Root Words

1.1.1Understanding New Words

1.1.2Exception Words

1.2Prefixes

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

1.3Suffixes

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

2Writing

2.1Composition

2.1.1Effective Writing

2.1.2Planning

2.1.3Drafting

2.1.4Editing

2.1.5End of Topic Test - Writing Composition

2.2Conjunctions

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

2.3Present Perfect Tense

2.3.1Present Perfect Tense

2.3.2Uses of the Present Perfect Tense

2.4Nouns

2.4.1Using Nouns & Pronouns Properly

2.4.2End of Topic Test - Present Perfect & Nouns

2.5Fronted Adverbials

2.5.1Saying Where, When & How Often

2.5.2Saying How & Why

2.5.3Using Commas

2.6Direct Speech

2.6.1Direct Speech

2.6.2End of Topic Test - Fronted Adverbials & Speech

2.7Homophones

2.8Spelling 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

2.9Using Apostrophes

2.9.1Using Apostrophes with Regular Plurals

2.9.2Using Apostrophes with Irregular Plurals

2.10Using a Dictionary

2.10.1Using a Dictionary

2.10.2End of Topic Test - Apostrophes & Dictionaries

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