Suffixes -tion and -sion worksheets
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-tion and -sion both turn actions into things: act becomes action, decide becomes decision. -tion usually says shun. -sion says shun in mission but zhun in vision. The base word picks the spelling.
Three grades, two different sets of words: 5th and 6th grade share one. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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4th grade Core grade
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Fourth graders sort words by their ending, -tion (action, station) or -sion (mission, vision), hear that -sion can say shun or zhun, and meet the suffix's job: turning actions into things.
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5th grade
Fifth graders predict the spelling from the base word: t-enders take -tion, the -de/-se/-ss families take -sion, and the pairs (divide/division) become automatic.
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6th grade
Sixth graders spell the family fluently in real writing, where -tion words carry much of the academic vocabulary of every subject.
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