The document discusses English words with Latin roots that have a "ti" spelling combination where the "t" is silent and produces a "sh" sound in pronunciation, such as "election", "cautious", and "patient". It provides examples of these types of words and has participants practice pronouncing words with this pattern. The document concludes with questions and answers about pollution in different locations.

1. Lunch & Learn
When “t” sounds like “sh”

2. Does English seem difficult
sometimes because the way a
word sounds, is often NOT the way
it’s spelt?
Can you think of some examples?
Question

3. Today we are going to consider
some English words with Latin
roots.

4. In terms of spelling, what do
these words have in common?
a.election
b.cautious
c. patient

5. Right! Each word includes the
“ti” letter combination.
a.election
b.cautious
c. patient
Note that in each case,
the “t” of the “ti”
combination does not
produce the “t” sound.

6. What is the same about their
pronunciation?
Right! Each word
has a “sh” sound,
produced by the
“ti”.
a.election
b.cautious
c. patient

7. What is different?
a.election
b.cautious
c. patient

8. Right! Each word has a different
ending.
a.tion
b.tious
c.tient

9. Right! Each word has a different
ending.
a.tion
b.tious
c.tient
These words represent
groups of words that have a
silent “t” and a “ti” spelling
combination that produces a
“sh” sound

10. Are you ready for a test?

11. Practice saying these words
1. action
2. communication
3. infectious
4. nation

12. Practice saying these words
5. ambitious
6. patient
7. distribution
8. quotient

13. Practice saying these words
9. pretentious
10. pollution
11. station
12. emotion

14. Practice saying this dialogue
1: The election is coming up next week.
2: I’m going to vote at the centre in the bus station near
by.
1: I hope the next mayor will show more emotion. He is
like a robot.
2: I agree – I’m tired of being patient with him?

15. Practice saying this dialogue
1: Pollution in Winnipeg isn’t so bad.
2: it’s okay but the pollution could be better.
1: Compared to the nation, we’re doing good.
2: I still hope next year we take action to improve the
level of pollution.

16. Questions?
Yuliana
@ ybagan@myenglishonline.ca
englishonlinemb10
Blaine
@ broberts@myenglishonline.ca
blaine_myenglishonline
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17. Thank you for attending!
See you next time!
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