Applying the 'tion' spelling
I can spell more words using ‘tion’.
Applying the 'tion' spelling
I can spell more words using ‘tion’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.
These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- tion' is the most common spelling of /shun/.
- Words ending in 'tion' are often nouns, like 'action', 'collection', 'question' and 'section'.
- How to spell the common exception words: every and everybody.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Spelling - a letter or group of letters representing a sound or section of a word
Word class - different types of words that are used to form sentences
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Common misconception
Some children will think that all words ending in -tion should have a recognisable root word.
Show some words ending in -tion that don't have recognisable root words, e.g. potion.
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Applying the 'tion' spelling, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 english lesson on: Applying the 'tion' spelling, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 1 english lessons from the Suffixes unit, dive into the full secondary english curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Starter quiz
6 Questions
invitation
information
education