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Words ending with -cious and -tious

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The “shus” sound is often found in adjectives and can be spelt in two different ways: -cious or -tious.

For example, words ending in -cious include ‘delicious’, ‘precious’, and ‘suspicious’, while words ending in -tious include ‘fictitious’, ‘infectious’, and ‘nutritious’.