The spelling test we missed from Friday’s snow day will be on Monday (tomorrow!)
5th Grade Spelling Week 19
-sion words
Explanation:
*If the ending is pronounced as in confusion, then it should be spelled -sion. Here are some examples: collision; division; revision; persuasion; explosion; decision; seclusion.
*When the ending comes after an -l, it’s always spelled -sion: compulsion; revulsion; expulsion; emulsion; propulsion.
*When the ending follows an -n or -r, it’s often spelled -sion, especially if the word is related to one that ends in -d or -se. For example: immersion (from immerse); comprehension (from comprehend). Here are some more examples: aversion; conversion; apprehension; diversion; extension; version.
*Nouns based on words that end in -ss or -mit always end in -sion: permission comes from permit and discussion comes from discuss Here are some more examples: commission; expression; aggression; admission; succession; impression; emission.
Word Bank:
- recession
- concession
- revision
- comprehension
- conclusion
- possession
- permission
- profession
- dimension
- suspension
- expansion
- tension
- vision
- confusion
- supervision
- concussion
- expression
- submission
- discussion
- Exclusion
Social Studies Content Words
- colonial regions
- colonization
- cultural differences
- diversified economy
- economic development
