Week 16 of 36 · 10 words · ages 14–15
9th Grade spelling words, week 16: Endings -ious, -cious, -tious
9th Grade spelling words · week 16 · Endings -ious, -cious, -tious · spellchirp.com
- tenacious
- Holding on firmly and refusing to give up.
- audacious
- Boldly daring, willing to take risks.
- malicious
- Meant to cause harm.
- gregarious
- Fond of company and sociable.
- superstitious
- Believing in charms and omens with no proof behind them.
- vicious
- Cruel and violent.
- avaricious
- Greedily wanting money.
- pernicious
- Causing great harm, often slowly.
- officious
- Too eager to give orders or meddle in others' business.
- sagacious
- Wise and quick to understand.
Ten minutes a day this week
Short and daily beats long and once. A word met on five separate days is remembered; a word met five times on Thursday night mostly is not.
Monday
Read the list together. Say each word, clap its syllables and find the pattern in it.
Tuesday
Look, say, cover, write, check — each word once from memory, then check the letters.
Wednesday
Use every word in a sentence, out loud or on paper, so each one means something.
Thursday
Practice test: a grown-up reads each word aloud. Circle the misses for tomorrow.
Friday
The test. One try per word, no letters given. The circled words go first.
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