The ‘shun’ sound

The ‘shun’ sound can be spelt in three different ways.

Which one you use depends on the last letter or letters of the root word.

  • If the root word ends with ‘c‘ or ‘cs‘ use the –cian suffix: magic – magician
  • When the root word ends with ‘d‘ or ‘se‘ the suffix used is usually –sion: expand – expansion
  • If the root word ends with ‘t‘ or ‘te‘ use –tion: invent – invention

Can you think of any more?

Challenge:

Can you write a paragraph about a magician using as many words with the ‘shun’ sound as possible?

37 comments on “Daily SPaG Questions – 31/03/20

  1. Good morning guys, how are you all feeling today?

    – magician
    – confusion
    – multiplication
    – collision
    – comprehension
    – sensation
    – tension
    – addition
    – subtraction
    – division

    Challenge;
    I once met a magician who knew his multiplication, division, addition and subtraction. He didn’t like to do his comprehension so instead he learnt his spelling.

  2. Good morning Sophie! ☀️
    Wow lots of words using the ‘shun’ sound in different ways!
    Your sentences made me laugh! ?

  3. Magician
    Invention
    Television
    Vision
    CHALLENGE:
    There was a magician who had a vision. His vision was that he was going to make an invention.The next day he woke up, he made his invention.His new invention was a television! ⚡

  4. Well done Holly! Your paragraph sounds a bit like a poem! 😀

  5. Enjoy-enjoyment
    Happy-happiness
    Faith-faithfulness
    Tremble-trembling
    Stun-stunning
    Challenge:
    The magician used shun words for his tricks.He pulled out enjoy
    From his hat. Then he pulled something out of his pocket, it was ment. He put it together and got enjoyment.

  6. Mrs Akhtar says:

    Great ! joining of two words Albert,Can you tell me which sea creature has three hearts?

  7. Some good words Albert, can you find some more words which end with the ‘shun’ sound with either tion, cian or soon? For example electrician, explosion, action.

  8. 1.magician
    2. electrician
    3.confusion
    4.explosion

    CHALENGE:
    One day an electrician cut a wire and made a commotion which led up to an explosion .Later that day he woke up with confusion and thought he was a magician .

  9. Well done William! A funny paragraph! 😀

  10. This magician has been inventing his latest creation…A human dexpansioner . He thought that his invention was too bad so he built a television that would do your daily work and you could just be sitting back and relaxed.

  11. What a great invention!

  12. A magician, had a consumption of a magic potion to make him fly. The invention was made by a scientist who also made the expansion potion which made things bigger. Nobody knew how he took flight except for the magician and the scientist. But in the magician’s brain, he thought about going to use the expansion potion in his next show.

  13. A great paragraph using ‘shun’ words! 😀

  14. The magician was also a musician.
    He was reading and playing a lot of partitions, and was also doing is own creations. He had the intention to write a symphony. His progression in music was great.

  15. -Magician
    -Mutplications
    -Comprehension
    -Addition
    -Subtraction
    -Divison

    Today at school We were going to practice our Mutplications, Subtraction, addition, and division. We’re also going to do a fun activity by meeting a magician.

  16. – magician
    – hacían
    – nation
    – caution
    – invention
    – creation
    – fashion
    -television

    I am a magician called hacían. I created a nation and made caution signs for the traffic. I used my best magic to do this. I do have loads of inventions about magic so ………………
    l have to publish my new creation! You know magicians do have fashion. Now, I am watching television because I am so lazy !

  17. Well done Stella! You found lots of ‘shun’ words! Check your paragraph, what should the magician’s name start with?

  18. Good afternoon Miss Lee,??

    Permission
    Publication
    Magician
    Condensation
    Evaporation
    Precipitation
    Question
    Expedition
    Occasionally
    Occasional
    Occasion
    Position
    Possession
    Administration
    Admissions
    Admission
    Expressions
    Expression
    Mentions
    Mention
    Education
    Compression
    Comprehension

    CHALLENGE:
    The magician sat in a odd position occasionally to show everyone his expression ,he is very smart and knows everything about Evaporation ,condensation & precipitation ,he mentions a lot of things plus he has a good education .?☔️??❄️?☁️

  19. Good afternoon Mayowa 😀
    Wow! So many ‘shun’ words! Well done!

  20. hello miss lee and classmates
    I miss you guys all so much
    1) she gave me a CD player of 101 Dalmatians, but 101 confusions rushed in through my head like little dogs.
    2) my dad is a scientist and he’s making a personality potion and he’s going on a scientist show to introduce his expansion potion.
    3) while I was consumptuing my pizza, my father was setting up his afternoon tea bus so we could hop on in!
    4)my mother is an electrician.

  21. Hello Amarissa!
    Some great sentences using lots of ‘shun’ words!
    Check you have used capital letters!

  22. Once there was a sensational magician and he was going to get relaxation. However, he didn’t finish his composition. After that he had to do division. When he finished, he watched television and then he thought of an invention. It was about doing addition and he made another invention, but it was an infection.

  23. Good sentences Pablo well done!

  24. Thank you Miss Lee
    I miss you lots and lots

  25. Thank you Sophie 🙂
    I am missing you all too!

  26. Good afternoon Miss Lee ?
    Nation
    Operation
    Imagination
    Situation
    Pollution
    Solution
    Caution
    Correction
    Fiction
    Option
    Introduction
    Attraction
    Affection
    Organisation
    Position
    Confusion
    Ambition
    Revolution
    Challenge:
    The magician went to the optician for the correction of his vision. He then did some experimentation and revision formhis presentation. After training, he then added a conclusion to one of his scenes. It was.. comprehension homework!
    “Why not?” he thought.

  27. Wow four ‘shun’ words in your first sentence! ?

  28. Good afternoon all,
    These are my words with the “shun” sound ?.
    MAGICIAN
    1. Imagination
    2. Addition
    3. Subscription
    4. Division
    5. Multiplication
    6. Caution
    7. Electrician
    8. Comprehension
    9. Sensation
    10. Elaboration
    11. Preparation
    12. Tension
    13. Conclusion

  29. So many ‘shun’ words! Well done!

  30. CHALLENGE:
    I once met a magician, he loved doing his multiplications and divisions but hated doing his additions and subtractions. He was doing his preparations for his circus ? acts when he saw a sign with the word caution and an electrician fixing the tent. In the conclusion the Magician broke the tent.
    THE END!

  31. ⭐⭐⭐
    Good afternoon Class 4!
    Just a little caption because I wanted to mention how fantastic your sentences are today!
    You must all be magicians because reading your writing always makes me smile!
    You are all working brilliantly to continue your education online.
    Keep writing sensational sentences but don’t forget the punctuation!
    😀

  32. My words are:

    Politician
    Mathematician
    Division
    Multiplication
    Derision
    Confusion

    Bobby the magician was like a mathematician: Rabbits came and went from the hat like he was doing multiplication and division.
    In the end though the rabbits were so many that there was much confusion and derision.

  33. Great words and a fantastic paragraph Paolo, it made me laugh! 😀

  34. 1. musician
    2. caution
    3. magician
    4. imagination
    5. electrician
    6. organisation
    7. opinion
    8. optician
    9. preparation
    10. extension
    11. nation
    12. addition
    13. comprehension
    14. explosion
    15. expression
    16. sensation
    17. confusion
    18.subtraction
    19. division
    20. multiplication
    21. fiction
    22. attention
    23. sensation
    24. fraction
    25. audition
    26. tension
    27. situation
    CHALLENGE:
    The musician had an audition to join the band.
    They had a magician at the children’s party.
    An electrician mended my lights.
    Get an optician to check your eyes.
    They are going to build an extension to their house.
    The bomb caused an explosion.
    Confusion can lead to misunderstanding.
    Fiction is writing that is made up or imagined.
    A fraction is a part of a whole.
    Please give this task your immediate attention.

  35. 27 words?! Very impressive! 😀

  36. SUFFIX, “SHUN”

    Suffix tion:
    1. Create > Creation
    2. Consider > Consideration
    3. Suggest > Suggestion
    4. Cooperate > Cooperation
    5. Organise > Organisation
    6. Consult > Consultation
    7. Convene > Convention
    8. Justify > Justification
    9. Educate > Education
    10. Generalise > Generalisation

    Suffix sion:
    1. Comprehend > Comprehension
    2. Convert > Conversion
    3. Supervise > Supervision
    4. Progress > Progression
    5. Confuse > Confusion
    6. Conclude > Conclusion
    7. Explode > Explosion
    8. Divide > Division
    9. Collide > Collision
    10. Decide > Decision

    Suffix cian:
    1. Music > Musician
    2. Electric > Electrician
    3. Mathematic > Mathematician
    4. Politics > Politician
    5. Dietetic > Dietician
    6. Optic > Optician
    7. Physic > Physician
    8. Beauty > Beautician
    9. Statistic > Statistician
    10. Technical > Technician

    Challenge paragraph:
    I saw a magician ? in the circus ? the other day. He started tapping on his hat and saying funny spells like this:
    “Abracadabra
    If I may say
    Give me something ending with ‘cian’
    To give us a brighter day.”
    And out popped an electrician and a technician!?
    He continued, after the standing ovation, saying:
    “Abracadabra
    Quick as a wink
    Give me something ending with ‘tion’
    To make us really think.”
    And out popped a pencil, and the magician said “This can be used for the creation of something wonderful for our education!”
    Following more applause, he continued:
    “Abracadabra
    Please quickly today
    Give me something ending with ‘sion’
    That will blow us away”
    To our amazement out popped a volcano ?! At that moment, to our confusion, there occurred a great explosion ?!!
    No wonder the ticket men told us to wear safety goggles ? and safety overalls. ??

  37. ?? a very entertaining paragraph Lucy! I liked it a lot! And you found so many ‘shun’ words! Well done!

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