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Free Year 6 Spelling List 3: Words Ending in -ous and -ious

Fifteen adjectives ending in -ous, -ious or -eous, such as dangerous, curious and delicious. Your child learns that -ous means 'full of' and how the ending joins to the base word, then practises with writing, gap-fill sentences, their own sentences and a parent-read test.

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Year
Year 6
Subject
English
Topic
Spelling Lists
Difficulty
Level 3 · Challenge
Estimated time
20 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
51
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4) + print

Students will practise

  • spelling adjectives ending in -ous and -ious
  • linking -ous words to their base nouns (danger → dangerous)
  • noticing how the ending changes the pronunciation of c and x (delicious, anxious)
  • writing words from dictation

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

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  2. Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
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Year 6 students (typically ages 11–12) working on spelling lists. It is pitched at level 3 · challenge.

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Year 6 · English · Spelling Lists

Spelling List 3: Words Ending in -ous and -ious

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Work through the four parts in order. Say each word out loud as you write it.

Part A — Your words

The suffix -ous means 'full of' and makes an adjective: danger → dangerous (full of danger). If the base word ends in y, change y to i: fury → furious, mystery → mysterious. In some words, -ious is said as 'shus' (delicious, precious, cautious) or 'kshus' (anxious). Write each word three times and underline the suffix.

1.Write the word three times: famous
2.Write the word three times: dangerous
3.Write the word three times: nervous
4.Write the word three times: enormous
5.Write the word three times: generous
6.Write the word three times: jealous
7.Write the word three times: curious
8.Write the word three times: serious
9.Write the word three times: furious
10.Write the word three times: obvious
11.Write the word three times: mysterious
12.Write the word three times: delicious
13.Write the word three times: precious
14.Write the word three times: anxious
15.Write the word three times: cautious

Part B — Fill the gap

Choose the word from your list that fits each sentence and write it in the gap.

16.The Sydney Opera House is all over the world.
17.Swimming near the rocks is .
18.I felt before my speech.
19.An whale surfaced next to the boat.
20.It was of you to share your lunch.
21.He felt when his friend won the prize.
22.The kitten climbed into the box.
23.A broken leg is a injury.
24.Mum was when she saw the muddy footprints.
25.It was that the dog had eaten the cake.
26.A light appeared in the bush at night.
27.The mango was sweet and .
28.The ring was because it had belonged to Nan.
29.She was about the test results.
30.Be when crossing the busy road.

Part C — Use the word

Write your own sentence for each word. Check your spelling when you finish.

31.Write a sentence using dangerous.
32.Write a sentence using generous.
33.Write a sentence using curious.
34.Write a sentence using obvious.
35.Write a sentence using delicious.
36.Write a sentence using cautious.
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