1. Unit #24 Tip of the week— To pluralize a noun ending in y preceded by a vowel, just add –s.

2. Tip words— 1) turkeys 2) forays (foray = attack or raid)

3. Academic Verbs— 3) differentiate to make a distinction Please differentiate your 9’s and 4’s. 4) modify to change or add information to Adjectives modify nouns.

4. Commonly misspelled words— 5) existence exist + ence 6) familiar fa + mil + iar

5. Roots/prefixes/suffixes— cogn = to know alter = other sur = over astr = star

6. 7) cognizant in a state of knowing 8) altercation argument with others 9) usurp to forcefully take over a position of authority 10) astronomy study of stars

7. Commonly confused words— 11) peace (n. harmony) The people protested for peace. 12) piece (n. a part) I want a piece of pie.