Grade 5 Spelling: Words ending in -ous and -ious
Ten words to practise: famous, nervous, dangerous, curious, serious and more.
Words ending in -ous and -ious
Name:Date:Score:
Fill in the missing letters to spell each word.
- 1fam__s
- 2ne_vou_
- 3d_nge_ous
- 4curi_u_
- 5se_i_us
- 6del_ci_us
- 7myst_ri_us
- 8pr_vio_s
- 9va_io_s
- 10o_vio_s
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Words ending in -ous and -ious
Name:Date:Score:
Unscramble the letters to spell the spelling word.
- 1o f s m a u →
- 2n s e v r o u →
- 3a d n r s g e u o →
- 4i u r c u o s →
- 5r s u i e s o →
- 6c i l s u i d e o →
- 7y u e m t s o r s i →
- 8r o i p u v s e →
- 9a u s o v i r →
- 10i o v o s b u →
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Words ending in -ous and -ious
Name:Date:Score:
Look, say, cover, write and check. Write each spelling word three times.
- 1famous
- 2nervous
- 3dangerous
- 4curious
- 5serious
- 6delicious
- 7mysterious
- 8previous
- 9various
- 10obvious
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Answer key — Sheet A (10 answers)
- 1. famous
- 2. nervous
- 3. dangerous
- 4. curious
- 5. serious
- 6. delicious
- 7. mysterious
- 8. previous
- 9. various
- 10. obvious
Answer key — Sheet B (10 answers)
- 1. famous
- 2. nervous
- 3. dangerous
- 4. curious
- 5. serious
- 6. delicious
- 7. mysterious
- 8. previous
- 9. various
- 10. obvious
Answer key — Sheet C (10 answers)
- 1. famous
- 2. nervous
- 3. dangerous
- 4. curious
- 5. serious
- 6. delicious
- 7. mysterious
- 8. previous
- 9. various
- 10. obvious
About this skill
This list focuses on words ending in -ous and -ious. Sheet A fills in missing letters, Sheet B unscrambles the words and Sheet C is a look-say-cover-write practice page.
How to teach it
- Use look-say-cover-write-check for each word.
- Practise a few minutes every day rather than the night before the test.
- Say the word, then clap the syllables.
Mistakes to watch for
- Guessing from the sound only — check against the pattern.
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