Language Arts Grade Four

Unit Eight, Lesson One: Letter Patterns

  1. lotion
  2. locomotion
  3. caution
  4. rotation
  5. traction
  6. fraction
  7. action
  8. distraction
  9. station
  10. Russian
  1. lettuce
  2. fern
  3. lichen
  4. mule
  5. burro
  6. donkey
  7. burden
  8. paintings
  9. railroad
  10. train
The tion Letter Pattern

This list contains several words with the tion letter pattern. The tion pattern makes a sound like "shen". Here are some words from the list with the tion letter pattern. 


	lotion		locomotion		caution

	rotation	traction		fraction

	action		distraction		station
The tion letter pattern is very common. Here are a few more words with this letter pattern. 

	nation		elation		navigation

	observation	negation	activation
Here are a few of the word containing the tion letter pattern in sample sentences: 

  They listened to their favorite radio station.

  The lotion soothed her skin.

  He was ready for some action.
Note that the word Russian also ends with same sound made by the tion letter pattern, but that that it uses a different letter pattern to make the same sound.

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