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Study the word list: the shus sound - tious/cious

If the root word ends in ce, the / / sound is usually spelt as c e.g. vice vicious, grace gracious, space spacious, malice malicious. Exception: anxious

conscious She was conscious of what she said to her mother.
suspicious There was a suspicious bulge in the thief's pocket.
delicious The table was full of delicious food.
vicious He made an assertion that dogs are vicious. *
spacious Our classroom is quite small. It is not very spacious. *
gracious She was both beautiful and gracious. *
ferocious The dragon was ferocious. *
malicious Some say she was kind; other think she was malicious. *
tenacious Although he was smaller than the rest of the team, David was a tenacious boy and didn't give up. *
nutritious To stay healthy we must eat nutritious food. *
cautious Be very cautious when driving at night.
pretentious The man was very pretentious and not at all humble. *
conscientious The doctor was conscientious in his work.
bumptious A person who is constantly telling you why he is the best person is bumptious. *
facetious

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conscious
suspicious
delicious
vicious
spacious
gracious
ferocious
malicious
tenacious
nutritious
cautious
pretentious
conscientious
bumptious
facetious

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