... PLURALS.
physical
physically
physique
Piccadilly
piccalilli
picnic
picnicked, picnicking, picnicker
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
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POTATO
potato
(singular) potatoes (plural)
See
PLURALS
(iv).
practical
or
practicable?
A
... above.
ophthalmologist
(not
opth-)
opinion
(not
oppinion)
opposite
oral
See
AURAL
OR
ORAL?.
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OUTRAGEOUS
outrageous
(not outragous)
See
SOFT
c
AND
SOFT
G.
over-
Take care when adding ... react
ovum
(singular)
ova
(plural)
See
FOREIGN
PLURALS.
owing
to
See DUE
TO/OWING
TO.
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ONTO
OR ON TO?
an
OFFICIAL
visit
an
OFFICIAL
invitation
OFFICIOUS
=
fussy,
self-import...
... Benson
REVERENT
=
showing reverence
REVERENT
pilgrims
reversible
(not
-able)
rheumatism
rhubarb
rhyme
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RHYME
sacrifice
(not
sacra-)
sacrilege
(not
sacra-)
safely
safe
+
ly
said
(exception
to the ... offence.
The
words
SCOTS
is
often used
in
connection
with aspects
of
language:
He
has a
strong SCOTS accent.
The
SCOTS language
is
quite distinct
from
English.
What
i...
... rule.
See
ADDING
ENDINGS (iii).
shyly
(exception
to the -y
rule)
See
ADDING
ENDINGS (iii).
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SHYNESS
shyness
(exception
to the -y
rule)
See
ADDING
ENDINGS
(iii).
siege
(not
-ei)
See
... participles
end in
-ing:
I
am
COOKING
They
were
WASHING.
You
would have been
CELEBRATING.
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PARTICLE
Past
participles generally
end in -d or -ed but
there
are
many exceptions:
I
have
... pronoun.
A
mismatch
can
result
in
unintended hilarity.
See
AMBIGUITY
(v).
particle
particular
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PENICILLIN
penicillin
peninsula
or
peninsular?
PENINSULA
is a
noun meaning
a...
... respect.
(d)
She's
a
politician
I
have
a
great deal
of
respect
FOR.
present
(not
-ant)
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PRESENT
PRESUME
presume
See
ASSUME
OR
PRESUME?.
priest
See
EI/IE
SPELLING RULE.
primitive
(not
... repulsive?
Both
words mean
'causing
disgust
or
aversion'.
REPULSIVE,
however,
is the
stronger
of the
two;
it
has the
sense
of
causing
'intense
disgust',
even
horror
... offence.
The
words
SCOTS
is
often used
in
connection
with aspects
of
language:
He
has a
strong SCOTS accent.
The
SCOTS language
is
quite distinct
from
English.
What
is the
SCOTS
... in Baltimore.
YOURE (đại từ + động từ) - Viết tắt của you + are.
Ví dụ:
Youre going to enjoy the panorama from the top of the hill.
Các từ có điểm giống nhau dễ nhầm lẫn.
ACCEPT (v) : chấp nhận.
Ví ... với danh từ không đếm đợc).
A large quantity of sand was removed before the archeologists found the prehistoric animal bones.
AMONG (giới từ) : Chỉ ra mối quan hệ trong (hoặc...