Suffixes -cious, -tious, -cial, -tial, -ant, -ent

English · Spelling & Word Study · ages 9-10

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Which ending completes rec___, meaning happening not long ago?
- -ant
- -ent
- -ance
Which spelling means tasting very good?
- delitious
- delicious
- delishous
Nutrition helps you spell a word meaning good for your body. Which spelling keeps the family's t?
- nutritious
- nutricious
- nutrishous
Which spelling completes 'This is an ______ school notice'?
- offitial
- official
- offical
Complete pre___ to mean very valuable or dearly loved.
- -tious
- -cial
- -cious
Ava wrote 'The potencial champion greeted the crowd.' Which word needs a spelling change?
- potencial
- champion
- greeted
Which pair keeps the taught a-spelling in both family endings?
- important / importance
- important / importence
- importent / importance
Which spelling means private and not to be shared?
- confidencial
- confidenshal
- confidential
Which pair keeps the taught e-spelling in both family endings?
- different / differance
- different / difference
- differant / difference
Ravi knows excellence but wrote 'an excellant match'. Which repair keeps the family's ending vowel?
- excellant becomes excellent
- excellant becomes excelant
- excellant becomes excellunt

Answer key

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-ent · Recent is a learned -ent spelling.
delicious · Delicious keeps the learned -cious ending.
nutritious · Nutrition and nutritious both keep t.
official · Official ends in -cial, after the letter i.
-cious · Pre plus cious spells precious.
potencial · Potencial should be potential, with -tial after n.
important / importance · Important and importance both keep a.
confidential · Confidential ends in -tial after n.
different / difference · Different and difference both keep e.
excellant becomes excellent · Excellence and excellent both use e in the ending.