Transcript Spelling #26 PowerPoint

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.
Tip words—
1) li[f  v]es
2) themsel[f  v]es
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.”
Commonly misspelled words—
5) weird
It’s weird that the e comes before
the i.
6) relief
re + lief (i before e)
Roots/prefixes/suffixes—
gyro = turn
helio = sun
son = sound
stell = star
7) gyroscope a turning mass
8) heliocentric sun centered
9) sonic related to sound
10) interstellar between stars
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.