Words that End with -cious
This list contains words that end with cious.
-cious sounds like /shuss/ as in the word precious.
Precious.
Instructions: Read aloud the words on each slide, then click on
the megaphone to hear the words pronounced several times. Practice
each list until you are able to read it fluently.
Words that End with -cious
Review: Noun + suffix ous = adjective Fame + -ous = famous (drop
the e in fame) A person who has lots of fame is a famous
person.Anxiety + -ous = anxious (drop the ety in anxiety)A person
who has lots of anxiety is an anxious person.
Review: If the noun ending includes the letter c, the adjective
ending may change to cious, which sounds like /shuss/.Grace + ous =
gracious (drop the e and add ious)A person who has grace (a
beautiful manner) is a gracious (well-mannered) person. Space + ous
= spacious (drop the e and add ious)An apartment with a lot of
space is a spacious (large) apartment.Tenacity + ous = tenacious
(drop the ity and add ious)A person who has tenacity (stubbornness
or drive) is a tenacious (stubborn) person. Atrocity + ous =
atrocious (extremely cruel)Fallacy + ous = fallacious
(misleading)Precocity + ous = precocious (advanced for ones
age)Vivacity + ous = vivacious (lively)
-cious words (meaning)
-cious = /shuss/
1. ferociousfer ciousferocious2. tenaciousten cioustenacious3.
judiciousj d ciousjudicious4. viciousv ciousvicious5. vivaciousv v
ciousvivacious
-cious words: set 1
-cious = /shuss/
Read the list and then click the megaphone to hear the list read
aloud. Read the list again. Repeat, if necessary. precociouspr c
ciousprecociousfallaciousfal l ciousfallaciousperniciousper n
ciousperniciousspacioussp ciousspaciousatrocious// tr
ciousatrocious
-cious words: set 2
-cious = /shuss/Read the list and then click the megaphone to
hear the list read aloud. Read the list again. Repeat, if
necessary.
ferociousprecociousvivaciouslusciousfallaciousconsciousatrocioustenaciousjudiciousvicious
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/Read the list and then click the megaphone to
hear the list read aloud. Read the list again. Repeat, if
necessary.
Did the ferocious dog bite you?The precocious child was
conscious of how smart she was for her age.I need to make more
judicious decisions about how I spend my money or else I will
deplete my account.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/Read the sentences and then click the megaphone
to hear them read aloud. Repeat, if necessary.
The mans fallacious arguments biased the jury against the
defendant. The vicious rumors caused the celebrity to seek out an
obscure location for her next vacation. She wanted to remain out of
sight until the mean rumors died down.You have to be tenacious
about exercising if you want to stay physically fit. You have to
keep working out.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/Read the sentences and then click the megaphone
to hear them read aloud. Repeat, if necessary.
Directions: Think about how you would fill in the blanks with
one of the words from the box above. Jot down the words on a piece
of paper then click to reveal the answers one at a time. I used to
like my small apartment, but now I need something more
_____________. Debt collectors are very _____________. They wont
stop trying to recover the debt no matter how long it takes.I had a
____________ headache, so I took 3 aspirin. It felt like my head
was about to split open.The ____________ child could speak 5
languages by age 6. She enjoyed taking immersion language classes
at her school because she liked to be completely surrounded by new
languages. If you are ____________ about how you use your time, you
are likely to be very efficient and get lots of work done in less
time.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/tenaciousferociousprecociousjudicious
spaciousspacioustenaciousviciousprecociousjudiciousCongratulations!
Youve finished this alphabetics lesson and should now be able to
pronounce words that end in cious with greater accuracy and
confidence.
Remember that cious sounds like /shuss/.
You can use this set of slides to review these words at any
time. Press escape (Esc) to close these slides.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/