4. a. When we see the letters -tion, they often say /shun/. Circle the word in our passage with the letters -tion.
 

b. Listen as your teacher reads this list of words. Then, underline the letters in each word that say /shun/. Also, after hearing the list of words read, draw lines dividing the words into syllables.
 

1) vacation	3) pollution	5) attraction
2) collection	4) station	6) caption

c. Look at the words divided into syllables. What do you notice about the letters -tion? The letters -tion make up one syllable. Orally make up sentences using each of the -tion words in 4b. Tell your teacher what you think each word means. Using your dictionary, look up any words you don't know.

d. Use your -tion words from 4b to fill in the blanks in these sentences, either orally or in writing:

1) The river is not clean because of _______.

2) We are going on a family _______to the beach.

3) Bob will add another baseball card to his _______.

4) We must go to the gas _______to get gas for the car.

5) There is a _______under the picture telling what it is.

6) The best _______is the big ride at the fair.

e. Take your oral or written spelling pretest today.

5. a. Our passage is taken from a newspaper article. News articles are written differently than other stories because they have to tell many things in a small space. What facts, or true statements, do you see in our literature passage? Make a written list of the facts.