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Suffixes (age 9+)

Spell words with Latin and French suffix patterns: endings sounding like /ʃəs/ spelt -cious or -tious (e.g., precious, cautious), /ʃəl/ spelt -cial or -tial (e.g., official, essential), and words ending in -ant/-ance/-ancy vs -ent/-ence/-e…

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Question 1 of 3

Which of the following words is spelled correctly for the /ʃəl/ sound?

Question 2 of 3

Which word ends with the /ʃəl/ sound and is spelled with the ending -cial?

Question 3 of 3

Which ending correctly completes the word: cau____?

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What a child can do after this Skill

Apply the pattern that -cious follows a vowel (spacious, gracious) while -tious follows a consonant (cautious, ambitious), noting common exceptions like anxious
Choose between -cial (usually after a vowel: special, official) and -tial (usually after a consonant: essential, partial) when spelling words with the /ʃəl/ ending
Select -ant/-ance or -ent/-ence by checking whether the root ends in a hard c or g sound (-ant: significant) or a soft c or g sound (-ent: innocent), and by applying word-family strategies

Curriculum standards this Skill teaches

Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_03 — Words ending in –ant, –ance/–ancy, –ent, –ence/–ency
Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_02 — Endings which sound like /ʃəl/
Eng_App1_Sp_Y56_01 — Endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt –cious or –tious

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