Sion is a letter combination that appears at the end of many words in English. These words often indicate actions, processes, or states.
Sion words can be pronounced in two ways:
- /ʒən/ (as in vision, pronounced with a buzzing sound like vee-zhuhn)
- /ʃən/ (as in extension, pronounced with a sh sound like ex-ten-shuhn).
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The words in this list are all pronounced with a buzzing sound. Don’t forget you can click on the speaker icons, or use the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check and Listen and Spell activities, to hear what these sion words sound like. Say each word aloud – can you hear the buzzingsound?
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The bomb caused an explosion.
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We were all impressed by his evasion of all questions.
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We read about the invasion in the newspaper.
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We will commemorate the occasion with a party.
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She needed all her powers of persuasion to get him to agree with her.
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The glue offered good adhesion.
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The erosion of land caused concern for those living near the coast.
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The acid caused corrosion.
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Cars are designed to crumple in a collision.
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The decision to move was agreeable.
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His vision began to blur.
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are mathematical operations.
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When planning a road, provision should be made for cyclists.
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I like to watch television.
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I came to the conclusion that they were wrong.
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The magician performed an illusion trick.
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He felt it was an intrusion of his privacy.
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There was a rich profusion of flowers at the show.
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