-TIONshun
Suffix -TION
-TION says “shun”! It turns verbs into nouns, like 'action' and 'nation'.
How this rule works
The suffix -tion is pronounced “shun”. It usually turns a verb into a noun: 'act' → 'action'. The TI makes a “sh” sound, which is unusual for T.
Remember: TION says SHUN — the nation takes action!
Examples
Words that use this rule
175 words in the SnapPhonics dictionary use this rule. Tap any word to see how it breaks into sounds.
abolitionabstractionaccommodationactionadaptationadditionadministrationadmirationadoptionaffectionarticulationattentionattritionauctioncautioncelebrationcirculationcivilizationcollectioncombinationcommercializationcommunicationcompetitioncompositionconceptionconditionconflationconnectionconsolidationconstructioncontinuationcontributionconventionconversationcooperationcorrectioncreationdeconstructiondecorationdefinitiondenominationdescriptiondesignationdestructiondetectiondevotiondictationdirectiondisseminationdistinctiondistortiondistributiondonationdurationebullitioneditioneducationelectionemancipationemotionequationevocationevolutionexceptionexpeditionexperimentationexplorationextinctionextractionfictionformationfractionfrustrationfunctiongenerationgradationgraduationharmonizationhesitationillustrationimaginationimmigrationimplementationinceptionindicationinflectioninformationinjectioninnovationinspectioninstitutionalizationinstructioninteractioninterpretationinterventionintonationintroductioninventioninvestigationinvitationisolationiterationjunctionlocationmanipulationmeditationmentionmigrationmotionmotivationnationobfuscationobligationobservationoccupationoperationoptionorchestrationornamentationparticipationperceptionperfectionpetitionpollutionpopulationportionpositionpotionpredictionpredisposalizationpreparationpresentationpreventionproclamationproductionproliferationpromotionpropitiationproportionprotectionpublicationquestionreactionreceptionrecognitionrecreationreductionreflectionrelationrelaxationrepresentationreputationreservationrevolutionrotationsatisfactionsectionselectionsensationseparationsituationsolutionsophisticationstationstratificationsuggestiontemptationtraditiontransactiontransformationtranslationvacationvariationvibrationviolation
Exceptions
After S, use -sion instead (like 'tension').
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