-tion, -sion or -cian? is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on sorting words by how they spell the shun ending, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.2. It prints 3 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

-tion, -sion or -cian?

L.4.2

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Sort each word into the right column.

1.Sort each one: -tion or -sion or -cian?

Sort: section, explosion, beautician, television, magician, nation

-tion-sion-cian

2.Sort each one: -tion or -sion or -cian?

Sort: optician, division, motion, mansion, fraction, physician

-tion-sion-cian

3.Sort each one: -tion or -sion or -cian?

Sort: tension, lotion, technician, politician, mention, collision

-tion-sion-cian

LessonPrint · L.4.2 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — -tion, -sion or -cian?

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. beautician — -cian 2. explosion — -sion 3. magician — -cian 4. nation — -tion 5. section — -tion 6. television — -sion
2.1. division — -sion 2. fraction — -tion 3. mansion — -sion 4. motion — -tion 5. optician — -cian 6. physician — -cian
3.1. collision — -sion 2. lotion — -tion 3. mention — -tion 4. politician — -cian 5. technician — -cian 6. tension — -sion

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