Name: ______________________________________________
Date: _______________________
Spelling Rules: Using ‘tion’ ‘ion’ and ‘sion’
** Use “tion” when the Base word ends in a “t or te”.
direct = direction
(Drop the “e or te” before adding -tion)
progress = progression
** If the Base word ends in “ss”, keep the “ss” and add “ion”.
tense = tension
** Use “sion” when the Base word ends in “d/de” or ‘s/se”.
(Drop the “d/de” or “s/ss” before adding “sion”
Add the correct suffix spelling to these base words:
exclude
edit
divide
revise
act
discuss
confess
impress
attract
direct
decide
complete
Use the base words for clues to write the missing ‘tion’ words.
When is the next _______________________________ of the magazine due out?
direct
In which __________________________________ should I turn?
instruct
I couldn’t understand the dog’s ______________________________ to my shoes!
educate
We go to school to get a good ____________________________________.
Please follow my __________________________________ carefully.
Write the following words in sentences:
direction
instruction
education
edition
attraction
How many words can you make using the letters in:
EDUCATION
edit
attract