how to spell: -tion, -sion or -cian spellings

howtospell.co.uk - in this video we're looking at words ending in 'shun' -tion, -sion, -cian.

I want you to say these words out loud: action, decision, permission, electrician, television

Did you notice that the endings -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian all sound the same and are pronounced 'shun'?

Let's go over them again. action, decision, permission, electrician, television

The endings sound the same so it's difficult to remember which to use. Good spellers can see if a spelling looks right or not, because they know common letter patterns, have developed their visual memory and notice patterns.
check out my other video: how to spell: good spellers see patterns and links - do you?
There are no easy simple rules for this lot so you just have to learn the
most popular words.

the -tion ending is the most common and are all nouns (nouns are names of things).
station, occupation, action, condition, completion, relation, accommodation, addition, attention, communication, competition, condition, invitation, nation, position, protection, promotion, moderation, population, mention, solution, vocation, suggestion,,, revolution, rejection, location...

the -sion endings
Not that many nouns have -sion endings. They are often formed from verbs which end with -d, -de, -se, -t. to collide (drop the de and add sion to make) - collision, to comprehend - comprehension, infuse - infusion.
persuade- persuasion, explode - explosion
pension, television, persuasion, occasion, suspension, decision...

the -ssion endings
When verbs end in -ss just add -ion: discuss - discussion, confess - confession, profess - profession, obsess - obsession, express - expression.

Some common words you'll just have to learn: admission, commission, concession, mission, passion, permission, possession, procession, recession, remission, session, submission, transmission...

the -cian endings

There are a few nouns with -cian endings and they usually mean occupations or jobs: optician, politician, musician, beautician, , electrician, technician, statistician, magician, mathematician, ...dietician (US dietitian), Martian, Dalmatian
If you'd like to do a spelling test or quiz on these words then go to my website www.howtospell.co.uk and click on lessons. I'll see you there. If you like this video please press like thank so much for watching and listening.