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Mastering Common Language Pitfalls: Tips on Silent 'E', Vocabulary, and Misused Words

Enhance your writing with this week's tip: don't omit the silent 'e' when adding a suffix that starts with a consonant, unless it's exceptions like "argument." Improve your vocabulary with words like "advancement" and "placement." Understand academic verbs such as "assess" (to examine) and "signify" (to indicate). Watch out for commonly misspelled words like "each other" and "business." Grasp roots and prefixes to enhance comprehension, as well as the difference between "it's" (it is) and "its" (possessive). Improve your language skills with these insights!

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Mastering Common Language Pitfalls: Tips on Silent 'E', Vocabulary, and Misused Words

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  1. Unit #7 Tip of the week— Don’t drop the end silent e when adding a suffix that begins with a consonant. exceptions–arguement, truely Notice the u before the final silent e. × ×

  2. Tip words— 1) advancement 2) placement

  3. Academic Verbs— 3)assessto examine or test Teachers must assess students’ skills. 4) signifyto mean, to indicate Your raised hand signifies your desire to be called upon.

  4. Commonly misspelled words— 5) each other Two words! 6) businessTake a busin to your business today.

  5. Roots/prefixes/suffixes— super =over sede/cede =go syn/sym =together capit/capt =head

  6. 7) supersede to goover 8)precedetogobefore 9) synonym words belonging togetherbecause they name (nym) the same thing 10) capital the head of a state or country

  7. Commonly confused words— 11) it’s(contr. “it is”) It’sa joyous day! 12) its(poss. pro.n.) The dog licked itspaws.

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