option
ŏp [tion]
A vowel followed by a consonant is short.
caption
|căp [tion]
C has a K back.
action
ă |c [tion
C takes the sound of k because it is not followed by an e, i, or y.
fiction
fĭ |c [tion
Vowel followed by a consonant is short.
addition
ᵊaddĭ [tion
nation
nā [tion
A vowel at the end of a word is long.
mention
mĕn [tion
Vowel followed by a consonant is short.
emotion
ĕmо̄ [tion
OR
ēmо̄ [tion
Vowel at the end is long.
motion
mо̄ [tion
Vowel at the end is long
section
sĕ |c [tion
Vowel followed by a consonant is short.
C gets a K back.
invention
ĭnvĕn [tion
Vowel followed by a consonant is short.
ration
ră [tion]
OR
rā [tion]
portion
p or [tion
or like horse!
conversation
|cŏnv er sā [tion
C gets a K back, vowel followed by a consonant, vowel at the end of a word is long.