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Say these words and listen for the shun sound.
Let the repeated letter patterns help you.
These are hard words, but knowing how to read them and getting an idea of their meanings will give you special thinking tools in your mind:
suspicion magician physician
coercion musician optician
Op is an ancient German word for eye; an optician is skilled in diagnosing eye trouble. Coercion refers to forcing someone, coercing someone to do a thing.
Watch for the trician letter pattern in the last four words:
clinician patrician electrician
Galacian pediatrician obstetrician
A Galacian is a person from the region of the world called Galacia.
Patrician comes from ancient Latin and French words and means to be a member of one of the oldest families in one's community.
A pediatrician is a doctor for children. An obstetrician is a doctor for women expecting babies.
Quiz. After looking at each word, decide if it will have the shun sound. yes or no
1. mathematician yes or no
2. cosmetician yes or no
3. leprechaun yes or no
4. diagnostician yes or no
5. tactician yes or no
6. Vulcan yes or no
What is a leprechaun? An ancient Irish fairytale character, a little old man, who could tell you where a pot of gold is hidden.
Vulcan is a name from the ancient Roman myths explaining how the world works; Vulcan was the god of fire in the Roman myths.
Quiz answers: 1. yes, 2. yes, 3. no. 4. yes, 5. yes, 6. no
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