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title: Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · English
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» of the English course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian

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The 16 questions of lesson 8 «Endings that sound like «shun»: -tion, -sion, -ssion, -cian» of the English course of Mova's primary school with their options, 90 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t1/) — «bruv, just write it how it sounds: televishun, stashun, mushun». What is the problem? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t2/) — «I'm a magition when I grow up». Which spelling is right, and why? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t3/) — «yer man's sign says competishun, so that's how ya spell it». What is true? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t4/) — What would happen if you used -tion for every /shun/ word? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t5/) — «expand, so it's expantion, innit». What is the right spelling and the clue? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t6/) — «-tion words are giving homework vibes, so I'll stuff 'em in my story to sound smart». Good idea? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t7/) — A cartoon wizard spells his job «wizardcian». Why doesn't -cian fit? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t8/) — Mum tests «discuss» → «discussion». Which other pair follows the same pattern? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t9/) — «decision ends in zhun so it's decizhun». Spot the slip. — right ✓ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t10/) — ★★★ Which word has the SAME ending spelling as «musician»? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t11/) — ★★★ «Complete» becomes «completion». What happened to the e? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/t12/) — ★★★ Which list has all four /shun/ spellings, one each? — right ✓ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/e1/) — Identify the principal means by which the correct spelling of the ending pronounced /shun/ may be determined. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the ending -cian? — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning words which terminate in a softer /zhun/ sound. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/english/8-endings-that-sound-like-shun/e4/) — It is given that the word «competishun» appears in a commercial advertisement. Ascertain the inference which may properly be drawn. — wrong ✗ · exam

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