Tip of the week

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Unit 16

• Tip of the week
• If a one-syllable word does NOT end in a single
  vowel/single consonant, do NOT double the final
  consonant before adding ing, -ed, -er, or -est.
• exceptions related rules to be learned in future
  weeks

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• Tip words
• 1) scalding
• 2) wielded

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• Academic Verbs
• 3) feature to show or highlight
• The second novel features many of the same
  characters as the first.
• 4) generate to make or create
• You will generate several essays this year.

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• Commonly misspelled words
• 5) governor
• He is a normal governor.
• 6) vacuum
• The vacuum makes a uuuuuu sound. (Double the u,
  not the c.)

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• Roots/prefixes/suffixes
• e/ex out of, thoroughly
• poly many
• hypo under
• pseudo false

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• 7) except thoroughly taken out
• 8) monopoly one controlling many
• 9) hypothesis a logical prediction based on an
  underlying thesis or argument
• 10) pseudonym a false name

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• Commonly confused words
• 11) whether (sub. conj. often used with
  decisions)
• Lets decide whether or not to go.
• 12) weather (n./v. climate)
• Lets weather the storm together.