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Words Ending in '-cious' or '–tious'

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Words Ending in '-cious' or '-tious'

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Suffixes: '-cious' and '-tious'

  • The suffixes '-cious' and '-tious' are very common in English.
    • These suffixes mean something like 'full of' or 'having the qualities of'.
  • Remember, a suffix is a word or group of letters at the end of a word which changes the meaning.
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'C' or 't'?

  • We can determine whether to use a 'c' or a 't' by looking at the root word.
    • The root word is the base word (so not the prefix or suffix!).
  • If the word ends with '-ce' then the word will take the suffix '-cious'.
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Examples

  • vice → vicious
  • grace → gracious
  • space → spacious

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1Reading

1.1Reading

1.2Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.4Spelling Rules

1.5Reading Comprehension

1.6Reading Comprehension: SAT Practise

1.7Word Meaning

1.8Fact vs. Opinion

1.9Justifying Views

1.10Figurative Language

1.11Text Structure

2Writing

2.1Sounds in Words

2.2Homophones

2.3Using a Dictionary

2.4Writing Composition

2.5The Subjunctive Mood

2.6Modal Verbs

2.7Active & Passive Voice

2.8Relative Clauses

2.9Expanded Nouns

2.10Punctuation

2.11SAT Spelling Practise

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