Phonics − ‘-cial’, ‘-tial’


‘-cial’ and ‘-tial’ make a /shul/ sound. They are suffixes added to words to make an adjective, e.g. A president is elected from a presidential race. ‘-cial’ is usually used when the letter before it is a vowel, e.g. office  official. ‘-tial’ is usually used when the letter before it is a consonant, e.g. resident  residential.


A Match the root word to the correct ‘-cial’ or ‘-tial’ word.


1. glacier  2. sequence  3. society  4. preference  5. province  6. palace  7. space  8. judge 


ƒ preferential ƒ judicial ƒ palatial ƒ glacial ƒ sequential ƒ social ƒ spatial ƒ provincial


B Finish these words using either ‘-cial’ or ‘-tial’. Then, write the root word. Use your dictionary to help you.


1. spe_______ 3. essen_______ 5. finan_______ 7. benefi_______ 9. substan_______


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species


2. par_______ 4. ra_______


6. torren_______ 8. influen_______ 10. fa_______


C Ring the correct spelling in each sentence.


1. “I wish you would work to your full potential / potencial,” said Matt’s teacher. 2. My big sister is so superfitial / superficial, she won’t leave the house without make-up.


3. I like commercials / commertials with catchy songs in them.


4. “This secret is confidencial / confidential. Don’t tell anyone,” whispered Ann.


5. Judges in competitions must be impartial / imparcial so there is no favouritism. 6. Antisocial / Antisotial behaviour can get you in trouble with the Gardaí. 7. The judge had insubstancial / insubstantial evidence to convict the criminal. 8. I don’t like artifitial / artificial flowers, because they have no scent.


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