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Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing the shun ending a word takes in a sentence, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian

L.4.2

NameDate

Choose the word from the box that makes sense.

1.Long ___ is hard at first, but it gets easier.

Choose: division · divition · divician

2.The ___ played the violin beautifully.

Choose: musician · musition · musision

3.One half is a ___ of a whole.

Choose: fraction · fracsion · fraccian

4.The train left the ___ at noon.

Choose: station · stasion · statian

5.Please pay ___ to the teacher.

Choose: attention · attension · attencian

6.The two cars had a ___ at the crossroads.

Choose: collision · collition · collician

7.The ___ fixed the wires in our house.

Choose: electrician · electrition · electrision

8.He answered every ___ on the quiz.

Choose: question · quesion · quescian

LessonPrint · L.4.2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.division
  2. 2.musician
  3. 3.fraction
  4. 4.station
  5. 5.attention
  6. 6.collision
  7. 7.electrician
  8. 8.question

Questions about Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian

What does the Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian worksheet cover?

It practices choosing the shun ending a word takes in a sentence — 8 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core L.4.2: Punctuate quotations and compound sentences, and spell grade-level words. The instruction to students is “Choose the word from the box that makes sense”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian practice?

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2 — L.4.2, under Language for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on L.4.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian can I print?

25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Spell the Ending: -tion, -sion, -cian, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for L.4.2

Punctuate quotations and compound sentences, and spell grade-level words.

All Grade 4 worksheets

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.