Pl ural s of Nouns bu z z = bu z z es ex cept ion s q u i z z e s , f ri z z e s , an d whizzes. (Not e t h at t h e z i s dou bled.

) pot at o = pot at oes, ech o = echoes, h ero = h eroes, vet o = vet oes au t o = au t os, al t o = al t os, two = twos, z oo = z oos, pian o = pian os, solo = solos bu f f alo = bu f f aloes/bu f f alos, carg o = carg oes/carg os, g h et t o = g h et t os/g h et t oes

s s s con son an t plu s y ch an g e t h e y t o i an d add es: pen n y = pen n ies vowel plu s y add s: = k ey s, s = k ey s, bu y = bu y s oaf , chef , cl i f f , bel ief , tari f f , plaint i f f , r oof , a n d chief . Al l sim ply add s t o f orm t h ei r plu ral . ch i ld = ch i ldren , m ou se = m ice, f oot = f eet , person = people, t oot h = t eet h , ox = ox en an aly si s an aly ses in dex in dex es or in dices

deer , of f sprin g , crossroads, h eadqu art ers, cod, series

3. W ords t h at en d in c u su al ly add k wh en a su f f ix i s added t o t h em i f t h e let t er bef ore t h e c i s e o r i an d t h e pron u n ciat ion of t h e c i s h ard: picn ic = picn ick ers, col ic = col ick y ,

cri t ic = cri t ici sm , cl in ic = cl in ician , ly ric = ly rici st prog ram = prog ram m ed, f orm at = f orm at t in g , cry st al = cry st al l iz e an t i -in st i t u t ion al , m id-March , re- creat ion (versu s recreat ion )

carry = carry in g , em pt y = em pt y in g delay = delay ed, en joy = en joy able Am e r i can Br i ti sh t i re t y re spel led spel t Ex cept f or f ood f or t h e volu n t eers, Dori s wou ld n ot accept an y don at ion s. A dvi s e i s wh at y ou do wh en y ou g ive advice

Th e ef f ect of t h e an n ou n cem en t of im pen din g war wi l l n ot af f ect Adam s deci sion t o join t h e m i l i t ary . al l r i gh t, al r i gh t: Al t h ou g h y ou of t en see t h e in correct spel l in g al right , al l right i s alway s two words I s i t al l rig h t wi t h y ou i f we eat in t on ig h t ? Y ou re al t og et h er wron g abou t t h e six f rien ds g oin g al l t og et h er t o t h e dan ce; each i s g oin g separat ely . Y ou re al t og et h er wron g abou t t h e six f rien ds g oin g al l t og et h er t o t h e dan ce; each i s g oin g separat ely .

Al t h ou g h Mary Jo an d h er si st ers are alu m n ae f rom W el lesley , Mary Jo i s t h e alu m n a wh o receives t h e m ost at t en t ion ; h er brot h ers Mart in an d Xavier are alu m n i of Harvard, bu t Mart in i s a m ore f am ou s alu m n u s t h an Xavier.

An allusion is a reference-- use all Greg g f el t bad h e h ad scored so badly on t h e t est . h ow y ou f eel , u se bad h ow y ou f eel , u se bad

Set in an eig h t een -k arat g old ban d, t h e f ive-carat diam on d was sh aped l ik e a carrot . Th e jewel ry wi l l com plem en t t h e ou t f i t t h e st ar wi l l wear , an d sh e wi l l su rely receive m an y com pl im en t s on h er at t i re.

Di s c r e e t m ean s caut ious, careful , or g u a r d e d in conduct Di s c re t e m e a n s s e p a r a t e or disconnected. e n ve l op , e n ve l op e Th e every day in ex pen sive prices of t h e st ore m ean t t h at m ore sh oppers cam e every day . Th e every day in ex pen sive prices of t h e st ore m ean t t h at m ore sh oppers cam e every day . for e go, for go som et h in g t h at h as g on e before do wi thout something i n , i n to: I n m ean s wi t h in; in t o m ean s f rom t h e ou t side to t h e inside. i n , i n to: I n m ean s wi t h in; in t o m ean s f rom t h e ou t side to t h e inside. Go in t o t h e h ou se, g o in m y pu rse, an d brin g m e m on ey . t o piq u e i s t o int rigue or st imulate.

Dan t ried t o piqu e L ora s in t erest in cl im bin g If you read something you pour over It stati on e r y , stati on ar y

For a wh i le, Mary ran m ore qu ick ly t h an I ; t h en sh e dropped h er pace. Th e lady said sh e wou ld t ry t o g et t h e dress in m y siz e; I h oped sh e wou ld t ry an d k eep look in g .