Pupil Book 5
Spelling
Author: Chris Whitney
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Pupil Book 5
Spelling
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Contents Unit 1: The suffixes -cious and -tious Unit 2: The suffixes -cial and -tial
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Unit 3: The suffixes -ant, -ance/-ancy, -ent, -ence / -ency
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Unit 4: The suffixes -able, -ible, -ably and -ibly
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Unit 5: Adding suffixes beginning with vowels to words ending in -fer
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Unit 6: Use of the hyphen after prefixes
16
Unit 7: The ee sound spelt ei after c
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Unit 8: The letter-string ough
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Unit 9: Words with ‘silent’ letters
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Unit 10: Homophones and near-homophones (1)
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Unit 11: Homophones and near-homophones (2)
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Unit 12: Homophones and near-homophones (3)
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Unit 13: Homophones and near-homophones (4)
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Unit 14: Homophones and near-homophones (5)
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Spelling Unit 1
The suffixes -cious and -tious When adding the ending -ious to a word, it is sometimes difficult to remember whether to spell it -cious or -tious because both sound like ‘shus’. If the root word ends in -ce, the ending is -cious. Remove the e before adding -ious: grace + ious = gracious. If the root word ends in -tion, the ending is -tious. Remove the -ion before adding -ious: caution + ious = cautious. There is one common exception: anxious (meaning: nervous).
Get started Sort the following words into -cious or -tious words by looking carefully at the suffix. One has been done for you. 1. scrumptious 2. cautious 3. precious 4. conscious 5. delicious 6. ambitious 7. fictitious 8. unambitious 9. incautious 10. ferocious -cious
-tious scrumptious
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Try these Add the suffix -cious or -tious to these words. Consider the ending of the root word before you add the suffix. One has been done for you. 1. vice Answer: vicious 2. ambition 3. malice 4. space 5. infection 6. nutrition 7. superstition 8. pretention 9. grace 10. contention
Now try these Use the words below in sentences of your own. One has been done for you. ferocious, fictitious, anxious, cautious, unambitious, scrumptious, precious, unconscious, delicious, incautious Answer: Beneath the waves lurks a ferocious monster.
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Spelling Unit 2
The suffixes -cial and -tial Some words end with the suffixes -cial and -tial. After a vowel, use the ending -cial. After a consonant, use the ending -tial. There are some exceptions. For example: financial, commercial, provincial. For these, it can help to remember the root nouns: finance, commerce and province. There are many -cial exceptions, however, that just have to be learned. For example: beneficial The exception ‘initial’ has no root word, so it just needs to be learned.
Get started Sort these words into two groups: words that end in -cial and words that end in -tial. One has been done for you. 1. torrential 2. financial 3. partial 4. special 5. artificial 6. provincial 7. social 8. initial 9. commercial 10. unofficial -cial
-tial torrential
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Try these Choose the correct suffix to complete each of these words. One has been done for you. 1. fa (cial / tial)
2. residen (cial / tial)
Answer: facial 3. circumstan (cial / tial)
4. gla (cial / tial)
5. insubstan (cial / tial)
6. superfi (cial / tial)
7. poten (cial / tial)
8. cru (cial / tial)
9. ra (cial / tial)
10. mar (cial / tial)
Now try these Copy and complete the sentences by choosing the correct spelling of each word. One has been done for you. 1. A birthday is a special day. (special / spetial) 2. This information is __________. (confidencial / confidential) 3. Water is __________ to life. (essencial / essential) 4. A smile is a type of __________ expression. (facial / fatial) 5. The evidence against the defendant is __________. (circumstancial / circumstantial) 6. The ogre’s aggressive behaviour was __________. (antisocial / antisotial) 7. Many communities are __________. (multiracial / multiratial) 8. Exercise is __________ to one’s health. (beneficial / benefitial) 9. Sanjeev was the __________ winner of the tournament. (official / offitial) 10. The company faced __________ ruin. (financial / finantial)
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