Final Stable Syllable -tion

EASY

100

option

ŏp [tion]

A vowel followed by a consonant is short.

200

action

ă |c [tion

C takes the sound of k because it is not followed by an e, i, or y. 

300

nation

nā [tion

A vowel at the end of a word is long.

400

motion

mо̄ [tion

Vowel at the end is long

500

ration

ră [tion] 

OR

rā [tion]

MEDIUM

100

caption

|căp [tion]

C has a K back.

200

fiction

fĭ |c [tion

Vowel followed by a consonant is short.

300

mention

mĕn [tion

Vowel followed by a consonant is short. 

400

section

sĕ |c [tion

Vowel followed by a consonant is short.

C gets a K back.

500

portion

p or [tion

or like horse!

HARD

200

addition

ᵊ_{addĭ [tion}

300

emotion

ĕmо̄ [tion 

OR

ēmо̄ [tion

Vowel at the end is long.

400

invention

ĭnvĕn [tion

Vowel followed by a consonant is short. 

500

conversation

|cŏnv er sā [tion

C gets a K back, vowel followed by a consonant, vowel at the end of a word is long.