• Exam: KET
  • Course: TIOUS AND CIOUS WORDS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXERCISE BELOW

Drag and drop, or type the correct word into the answer box at the bottom of the image chosen, in Capitals or lower case.

Once all the images have been chosen, click on CHECK to identify mistakes.

If the word chosen is correct, it will show in green.

If the word chosen is not correct, it will show in red, and when that happens, try another word and press the CHECK button again until all the answers show in green.

TIOUS AND CIOUS WORDS

Theory

Many words in English end in either TIOUS or CIOUS.
They sound very similar and so are often confused.

The ending TIOUS usually sounds like SHAS.



because the combination TI, CI and SI sound like SH.
Example:
NUTRITIOUS sound like NEW TRI SHAS.

The ending CIOUS has a very similar sound to TIOUS.
it also sound like SHAS.



Example:
VICIOUS sounds like VI SHAS.

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Possible answers:

  • A) delicious
  • B) delitious
  • C) superstitious
  • D) supersticious
  • E) precious
  • F) pretious
  • G) nutricious
  • H) nutritious
  • I) vicious
  • J) vitious
  • K) infectious
  • L) infeccious
  • M) ferocious
  • N) ferotious
  • O) cautious
  • P) caucious
  • Q) unconscious
  • R) unconstious
  • S) ambicious
  • T) ambitious


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