Words Ending in 'cious' and 'tious' 1 Presentation

The KS2Gems 2020 presentation for Year 5 and 6 students focuses on the spelling of words ending with the suffixes 'cious' and 'tious', which are pronounced as /ʃəs/. The learning objective (LO) is for students to be able to spell words with these endings correctly. The PowerPoint provides a comprehensive guide for teachers on how to introduce the word list, consolidate the spelling of these words, and revise them. It includes a variety of activities that can be adapted to suit the needs of the class, whether for individual, paired, or group work, and can be recorded in exercise books or on whiteboards.

Within the presentation, the word list is divided into two sections, A and B, with examples like 'ferocious', 'suspicious', 'curious', and 'delicious'. The spelling rules are clearly explained, showing that 'cious' or 'ous' suffixes typically mean 'full of' or 'like'. For instance, 'furious' means full of fury. The rules cover how to add these suffixes to base words, including dropping the silent 'e', changing 'y' to 'i' or 'e', and adding 'i' to maintain the soft sound of 'c' or 'g'. The presentation also contains slides that prompt students to practice by turning nouns into adjectives using the correct suffix and to use a dictionary to check meanings and construct sentences. A 'Paragraph Challenge' encourages students to write a coherent and interesting paragraph using the words from the spelling list, with a tip to vary sentence starters for greater engagement.