Week 21 of 36 · 10 words · ages 9–10

4th Grade spelling words, week 21: suffixes -sion and -ssion

The ending -sion usually sounds like shun after a consonant, or like zhun after a vowel. The ending -ssion always sounds like shun.
decision
A choice you make after thinking about it.
division
Sharing a number into equal groups.
mansion
A very large and grand house.
vision
The power to see.
confusion
A mixed-up state where nothing is clear.
conclusion
The last part of a story or talk.
permission
A yes from a grown-up that lets you do something.
collision
A crash when two things hit each other.
illusion
Something that tricks your eyes into seeing what is not real.
session
A set time for an activity, like a class or lesson.

Ten minutes a day this week

Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.

  1. Monday

    Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.

  2. Tuesday

    Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.

  3. Wednesday

    Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.

  4. Thursday

    Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.

  5. Friday

    The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.

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