Look out for exceptions, such as 'teacher'. If the root word ends with 'ch' (teach), the word ending is 'er'. All we have to do is follow words that end with the sound 'ture' or 'sure', to find a ...

Find out about words ending in -tion, -cian, -sion and -ssion. When is the 'sh' sound spelt with 'ch'? Find out about words like chef and machine, where the 'sh' sound is spelt with the letters 'ch'.