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Goof- Proofing
your spelling skills won’t require
you to spend days studying synonyms and suffixes. But, under-
standing word basics will help you to ... homophones. These
important word basics will be the most useful to you in your
quest to quickly goof- proof your spelling.
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A word is a word, right? Well, yes...
... g_rms.
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goof- proof
THE GOOF- UP
RULE #3: Overwhelming Vowel Combinations
GOOF- PROOF!
Another grade-school rhyme will help you here: “When two vow-
els go walking, ... ____
50. anonymos ____ ____
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Use Flash Cards 16
Visit Helpful Spelling and Vocabulary Websites 17
SECTION THREE: THE G...
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Suffixes
Quiz
Circle the correct part of speech for each suffix.
-ist noun
-ify verb
-ology noun
-ile adjective
-tion noun
-able adjective
-ious adjective
-less adjective
-ize ... hedge clippers.
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Emery, Robert W. and Crosby, Harry H. Better Spelling in 30
Minutes a Day. New York: Career Press, 1995.
LearningExpress. 1001 V...
... to learn the Goof- Proof Rules. There is a difference.
Learning the Goof- Proof Rules will involve taking the quizzes
that accompany some of the rules, and using the techniques out-
lined in this ... ultimate goal.
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LEARN THE GOOF- PROOF RULES
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This is simple. Goof- Proof Spelling is the book; of course you need
to learn the Goof- Proof Rules. This does not mean that you...
... first of two sections con-
taining the Goof- Proof Rules. This section covers some of the
most frequent sentence-writing mistakes.
• Section Three: Word Usage, contains 30 Goof- Proof Rules for
correcting ... you to goof- proof your grammar.
Think about these strategies as important steps in your overall
grammar improvement plan.
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LEARN THE GOOF- PROOF RULES
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Of course you need...
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Combine words with a hyphen when the words
are used together as one part of speech. This
includes family relationships.
editor-in-chief
jack-of-all-trades
maid-of-all-work
mother-in-law
runner-up
sister-in-law
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editor-in-chief
jack-of-all-trades
maid-of-all-work
mother-in-law
runner-up
sister-in-law
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1001 Vocabulary & Spelling Questions (NY: LearningExpress, 1999).
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Visual Modality
learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
learning by listening
Kinesthetic Modality
learning by doing
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learning by seeing
Auditory Modality
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501 Word Analogy Questions
Introduction ix
1 Word Analogy Practice 1
2 Word Analogy Practice 9
3 Word Analogy Practice 17
4 Word Analogy Practice 25
5 Word Analogy Practice 33
6 Word Analogy ... 41
7 Word Analogy Practice 49
8 Word Analogy Practice 57
9 Word Analogy Practice 65
10 Word Analogy Practice 73
11 Word Analogy Practice 81
12 Challenging Word Analog...