Week 4 Spelling test – Week Four (26/03/25)
Spelling Rule / Weekly Focus – –tion, – sion, –ssion, – cian.
This week’s spellings focus on word endings which sound like /ʃən/, spelt –tion, – sion, –ssion, – cian.
Day/date for completion: Wednesday 26th March 2025
Marking: Spelling test every Wednesday
Strictly speaking, the suffixes are –ion and –ian. Clues about whether to put t, s, ss or c before these suffixes often come from the last letter or letters of the root word. –tion is the most common spelling. It is used if the root word ends in t or te. –ssion is used if the root word ends in ss or –mit. –sion is used if the root word ends in d or se. Exceptions: attend – attention, intend – intention. –cian is used if the root word ends in c or cs.