cian cean cion quiz

Is our brave fish using a sword to drive away this cobra?
Yes, our brave fish is using coercion on this cobra.
Japanese artist, Kuniyoshi Kitagawa (1797-1862).

Cian, cean, cion are letter teams that always say the shun sound you hear in fashion.

These letters work in a block that does not come apart for sounding out.

Ask your child to point to each word as you say it, then repeat the words together. 

ocean              physician       musician

crustacean       optician         magician

What does an optician do?
Answer: studies eyes and looks for eye troubles.

What is a crustacean? A creature that has a crusty shell and usually breathes through gills, as do the shrimp, lobster, and crab.

Now look through the word list below. Write the numbers 1 - 8. Look carefully at word number one. If word number one will have the shun sound, you write yes next to your number one. 

If the word does not have the shun sound, you write no.  Have fun!
 
1. mathematician      yes    or    no

2. coercion          yes   or   no

3. amphibian       yes   or   no

4. pedestrian      yes   or   no

5. pediatrician    yes   or   no

6. suspicion        yes   or   no

7. electrician       yes   or   no

8. beautician      yes    or   no

An amphibian, say am fib e an, such as a frog, starts its life with gills and lives in the water, but later develops lungs and is able to breathe air. An amphibian has a two-world life; ambi means two. 

The word pedestrian comes from the word-part, ped, which means foot. The bicycle pedal come from ped. A pedestrian is someone who is walking, traveling on foot. 

The word, pediatrician means a doctor for children. Maybe this word for a children's doctor developed because children get injured when they are running around on foot.

Quiz answers: 1. yes, 2. yes, 3. no, 4. no, 5. yes, 6. yes, 7. yes, 8. yes

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