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Learning English Vocabulary

Suffixes: -tian, -sion and -tion

Learning English Vocabulary

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.5523 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Have we got your attention? Listen and learn how to use suffixes -tian, -sion and -tion.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:07.8

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0:12.1

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0:15.9

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0:19.6

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0:23.4

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0:26.5

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0:30.2

Six Minutes Vocabulary.

0:32.6

From BBC Learning English.

0:36.4

Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary. I'm Catherine. And I'm Finn.

0:41.3

Now make sure you pay attention because we have a lot of information. That's right. And attention

0:51.3

are a good introduction to the program.

0:55.0

They are, they both end in shun, which is the suffix we're talking about.

1:00.0

Suffixes are groups of letters at the end of words which can change the form or the meaning of the word or both.

1:08.0

And we'll tell you about the three different ways to spell the suffix, Shen.

1:13.6

And we'll give you examples of words with all three spellings plus some tips for knowing which

1:19.2

spelling to use.

1:20.5

We'll have a quiz.

1:22.1

And we'll finish with a top tip for learning vocabulary.

1:24.7

But first, let's hear a news report about the theft of a valuable statue.

1:30.5

While you listen, think about this question.

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