tion cian sion quiz



Does this deer see some motion in the woods?

Letter blocks tion, cian, sion all say the shun sound you hear in fashion.   It is best to learn to see it / say it. 

Tion, cian, sion are in the category of complex vowel teams that need to be memorized. They do not break up into parts that can be sounded out.

Try these words. Tell each other sentences using the words.

motion                beautician        mission

commotion         electrician        invasion

Spell for me the letter block that said the shun sound in motion and commotion.________

Spell for me the letter block that said the shun sound in beautician and electrician. ________

Spell for me the letter block that said the shun sound in mission and invasion. ___________

Look carefully at each word. If it has the shun sound, tell me yes. If it does not say the shun sound, tell me no.  Answers at the very bottom.

1. question        yes    or   no

2. attention        yes    or   no

3. fascination    yes   or   no

4. mountain       yes   or   no

5. subtraction    yes   or   no

6. vegetarian    yes   or   no


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Answers: 1. yes, 2. yes, 3. yes, 4. no, 5. yes, 6. no

A mountain is a very tall hill. 
A vegetarian is someone who would rather eat vegetables than meat, say, vaj a tar e an

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