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Conscience and conscious
Conscience means moral sense, ethical feelings or one’s sense of right and wrong.
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His conscience wouldn’t let him steal.
Note that conscience is spelled with science at the end.
Conscience is a noun; conscious is an adjective. It is an inward alertness or awareness.
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Is she conscious yet?
Were you conscious of his hostility? (= Were you aware of his hostility?)
He was not conscious when they took him to hospital.
Consciousness is the noun form of conscious.
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The accident victim never lost his consciousness.
Conscientious is the adjective form of conscience.
A conscientious worker arrives on time and does his duty with utmost sincerity.