Explore suffix -sion and -ssion endings

Explore suffixes: '-sion' and 'ssion' endings

Today’s spelling list looks at:

• adding the suffix ‘sion’ to words that end in ‘d’, ‘de’ or ‘se’.
• adding the suffix 'ssion' to words ending in mit

Rules of the Game!If the word ends in ‘d’, remove the ‘d’ and add ‘sion’ If the word ends in ‘se’, remove the ‘se’ and add ‘sion’ If the word ends in ‘de’, remove the ‘de’ and add ‘sion’.

If the word ends in ‘d’, remove the ‘d’. - add ‘sion’. If the word ends in ‘se’, remove the ‘se’ - add ‘sion’. If the word ends in ‘de’, remove the ‘de’ - add ‘sion’.

sion

sion

ero

de

exclu

de

sion

sion

expan

inci

se

sion

sion

sion

sion

exten

de

provi

sion

sion

se

ten

comprehen

suspen

de

explo

Does your root word end in d, de or se? Sort your spellings into one of 3 groups:

de

invasion

explosion

provision

exclusion

suspension

expansion

extension

se

tension

comprehension

Change the verb to the noun by adding ssion.

• If the word ends in ‘ss’, - add ‘ion’.
• If the word ends in ‘mit’, remove the ‘t’ - add ‘ssion’.

ion

ssion

omi

express

ssion

ion

discuss

ssion

obsess

ion

ssion

confess

ion

process

ion

ssion

admi

permi

ion

ssion

impress

concuss

ion

ssion