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.
-cious words (meaning)
-cious = /shuss/
Review: Noun + suffix –ous = adjective
 Fame + -ous = famous (drop the e in fame)
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A person who has lots of fame is a famous person.
Anxiety + -ous = anxious (drop the ety in anxiety)
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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)
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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 one’s age)
 Vivacity + ous = vivacious (lively)
-cious words: set 1
-cious = /shuss/
1. ferocious
fer ō cious
ferocious
2. tenacious
ten ā cious
tenacious
3. judicious
jū dĭ cious
judicious
4. vicious
vĭ cious
vicious
5. vivacious
vī vā cious
vivacious
Read the list and then click the megaphone to hear the list read
aloud. Read the list again. Repeat, if necessary.
-cious words: set 2
-cious = /shuss/
1. precocious
prē cō cious
precocious
2. fallacious
fal lā cious
fallacious
3. pernicious
per nĭ cious
pernicious
4. spacious
spā cious
spacious
5. atrocious
/ŭ/ trō cious
atrocious
Read the list and then click the megaphone to hear the list read
aloud. Read the list again. Repeat, if necessary.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/
ferocious
conscious
precocious
atrocious
vivacious
tenacious
luscious
judicious
fallacious
vicious
Read the list and then click the megaphone to hear the list read aloud.
Read the list again. Repeat, if necessary.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/
1. Did the ferocious dog bite you?
2. The precocious child was conscious of how smart
she was for her age.
3. I need to make more judicious decisions about how
I spend my money or else I will deplete my
account.
Read the sentences and then click the megaphone to hear them
read aloud. Repeat, if necessary.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/
1. The man’s fallacious arguments biased the jury against
the defendant.
2. 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.
3. You have to be tenacious about exercising if you want
to stay physically fit. You have to keep working out.
Read the sentences and then click the megaphone to hear them
read aloud. Repeat, if necessary.
-cious words: sets 1 & 2
-cious = /shuss/
tenacious
ferocious
precocious
judicious
spacious
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.
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I used to like my small apartment, but now I need something more
spacious____.
_________
tenacious
Debt collectors are very _____________.
They won’t stop trying to
recover the debt no matter how long it takes.
vicious
I had a ____________
headache, so I took 3 aspirin. It felt like my
head was about to split open.
precocious
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.
judicious
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/
Congratulations!
You’ve 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.