KEY ____/____/____ Unit #26 Tip of the week— To pluralize most nouns ending in f, add –s; some are changed by changing to f to v and adding –es. c/b ____________________________
Tip words— 1) li[f v]es 2) themsel[f v]es KEY ____/____/____ c/b ____________________________
3) contextualize to mention important related information KEY ____/____/____ Academic Verbs— 3) contextualize to mention important related information Contextualize a quote that you use as evidence in an essay; mention which character is being talked about and when. 4) reject to refuse to accept Many animal trainers reject the saying that “an old dog can’t learn new tricks.” c/b ____________________________
Commonly misspelled words— 5) weird KEY ____/____/____ Commonly misspelled words— 5) weird It’s weird that the e comes before the i. 6) relief re + lief (i before e) c/b ____________________________
gyro = turn helio = sun son = sound stell = star KEY ____/____/____ Roots/prefixes/suffixes— gyro = turn helio = sun son = sound stell = star c/b ____________________________
7) gyroscope a turning mass 8) heliocentric sun centered KEY ____/____/____ 7) gyroscope a turning mass 8) heliocentric sun centered 9) sonic related to sound 10) interstellar between stars c/b ____________________________
Commonly confused words— 11) compliment (n./v., a praise, to praise) KEY ____/____/____ Commonly confused words— 11) compliment (n./v., a praise, to praise) He complimented me on my dress. 12) complement (n/v., things that go together, to go together) That color complements your eyes. c/b ____________________________