Tip of the week

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Unit 23

• Tip of the week
• To pluralize a noun ending in y preceded by a
  vowel, just add s.

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• Tip words
• 1) monkeys
• 2) journeys

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• Academic Verbs
• 3) assess to examine or test
• Teachers assess many skills.
• 4) signify to mean, to indicate
• Your raised hand signifies your desire to be
  called upon.

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• Commonly misspelled words
• 5) receive
• re ceive
• 6) recommend
• Spell commend (to praise), and add re

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• Roots/prefixes/suffixes
• struc(t) build
• stereo solid
• demo people
• ism doctrine

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• 7) destruction the act of bringing something
  built down
• 8) democracy government by the people
• 9) stereotype a solid or fixed idea about a group
  of people, not true of all individuals
• 10) capitalism economic system doctrine that
  centers on capital (money)

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• Commonly confused words
• 11) break (v./n., to destroy, a gap or broken
  place)
• I need a longer break!
• 12) brake (v./n. to slow down, car part)
• Brake for pedestrians.