EnglishYear 6Spelling

Spell words ending -cial and -tial

Spell words ending in -cial (official, special, artificial, social) and -tial (essential, partial, confidential, initial)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Words like 'special' and 'partial' end with a 'shul' sound. But which one uses -cial and which uses -tial?

  2. 2

    Which ending does 'special' use?

  3. 3

    Let's spell 'partial' together. 🧩

  4. 4

    Drag the letters to spell 'special' correctly.

  5. 5

    Which word ends with -tial?

  6. 6

    Now try 'confidential' — it comes from 'confidence' which has -ce, so use -tial!

  7. 7

    Does 'official' end with -cial or -tial?

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