Please look carefully at ci and ti this week at home.
ci and ti are code from the sound sh
They precede al for ‘shal’ ( cial) or (tial)
They also precede ous for ‘shus’ ( cious or tious)
Remember if the root word ends in t, te it is usually tial or tious
Of course, some words always break the rule – just to make it tricky for us!
E.g: conscience becomes conscientious
Words to practise:
*Conscientious
Cautious
vicious
malicious
conscious
infectious
precious
luscious
delicious
ambitious
Of course, there are many other words with these patterns and the more you find, the better recognition you will have of many, so you do not just have to try these words. See if any of the words you find adhere to the rules or break them.
