Spelling Y5 - week 2

Words with endings that sound like /shuhs/

(spelt –tious or –ious)

Look at the words below, how do they all end?

Can you spell these words?

spacious malicious delicious ferocious

What sound did the ‘cious’ make?

They all made a /shus/ sound.

Put your finger to your lips and say /shus/.

Let’s have a look at two ways of making the same sound:

-tious -iousor

Working with someone at home with you, you’re going to go on a word

hunt! Use your brains, reading books or dictionaries to collect as many –

tious or –ious words as you can.

Collate them in a table like this:

-tious words -ious words

How many did you find?

Did you find any of this week’s spelling words?

-tious words -ious words

ambitious

cautious

fictitious

infectious

nutritious

contentious

superstitious

pretentious

anxious

obnoxious

Which -tious or -ious word do you think fits in this sentence?

Jenna’s mum tried hard to

make him a healthy and

nutritious lunch.

Which -tious or -ious word do you think fits in this sentence?

To be on the safe side,

Stacey wasn’t going to

the party as her cold

might still be infectious.

Activity 1:word search

Activity 2:word webs

Activity 3:spelling

https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/5/Year-5-and-6 select spelling rule 37

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