The endings gious and geous are illustrated in the following:
| gious | geous |
| religious | courageous |
Exercise 55—Peculiar Noun and Verb Endings
Nouns in ance and ence:
| ance | ence |
| acceptance | intelligence |
| appearance | reference |
| annoyance | patience |
| acquaintance | negligence |
| remittance | diligence |
| ignorance | residence |
Nouns in sion, cion, and tion:
| sion | cion | tion |
| exclusion | coercion | acquisition |
| aversion | suspicion | precaution |
Verbs in ise, yze, and ize:
| ise | yze | ize |
| advise | analyze | baptize |
| supervise | paralyze | recognize |
Verbs in ceed, sede, and cede: