The Complete Guide To English Spelling Rules - Plot & Excerpts
There are hundreds of examples. This “shun” ending can be produced in about ten different ways. If this seems rather excessive, there is a logical pattern. Interestingly, there is no commonly used English word that uses shun as an ending, apart from the word shun. Spelling rule #1: By far the majority of words in this category will use the tion ending: Spelling rule #2: The suffix sion is a variation of tion and is usually used after roots ending in d, s with a silent e, and sometimes t: Words ending in double s will be spelled ssion: Words ending in mit will also use the double s: Words ending in cede and ceed also use the double s: Spelling rule #3: The cian ending is almost always used to indicate a trade, skill, or a profession: The tian ending is similar to cian, but usually indicates a place of origin or a belief: Note that sometimes these suffixes appear to be interchangeable, but they are not. They may have to be spelled with a c or an s or another consonant, depending on the root word.
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