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SPELLING UNIT 21 ANSWERS

EXERCISES

1. dentist - dentists - dentist's
   
   
2. advancement, agreeable, attendance - advance, agree, attend
   
   
3. instruction - in struc tion
   co-operation - co op er a tion
   attention - at ten tion
   appreciation - ap pre ci a tion
   
   
4. observe - to see; to obey
   Did you observe the birds? We must observe the laws.
   
   
5. familiar - fa mil i ar (4 syllables)
   cautious - cau tious (2 syllables)
   
   
6. response - answer; reaction
   assured - make sure - certain; make safe - secure;
                     tell confidently
   factor - element, condition, quality
              - that helps to bring about a result
   degree - a stage or step
                - unit of measuring temperature, angles, music, etc.
                - rank
   
   
7. further - abstract relationships of degree or quantity
                 He went further into his family history.
   
   farther - distance        He ran farther than I.
   
   Today further and farther are interchangeable with no distinction.
   
   
8. gymnasium - gym na si um
   compliment - com pli ment
   
   
9. muscles
   
   
10. conference

SPELLING UNIT 22 ANSWERS

EXERCISES

1. responsible - to be accountable - I am responsible for my actions.
   
   visible - obvious - The shore was visible from the ship.
   
   
2. presence - being in a place - My presence at the meeting is vital.
   appearance - His presence was very noble.
   
   presents - to give - He presents his greetings.
   
    gifts - He gave her two presents.
   
   
3. grief - grieve - I feel your grief. - I grieve for you.
   
   
4. direct - directly
   
   severe - severely
   
   clever - cleverly
   
   
5. hence - therefore - It is late hence you must go to bed.
   
   contact - touching, or to get in touch - Did you contact your friend?
   
   
6. caution, cautious
   
   
7. consult - consulted - consulting
   
   suspect - suspected - suspecting
   
   recognize - recognized - recognizing
   
   hesitate - hesitated - hesitating
   
   postpone - postponed - postponing
   
   
8. according , quotation
   
   
9. weapon - weapons
   
   
10. author

SPELLING UNIT 23 ANSWERS

EXERCISES

1. suggested - suggest
   
   performed - perform
   
   accepted - accept
   
   
2. mystery - mysteries (Change the y to i and add es.)
   
   remedy - remedies
   
   discovery - discoveries
   
   
3. mosquito (key) mosquitoes
   
   
4. numerous
   
   
5. behalf
   
   
6. cure, release
   
   
7. surgeon, hygiene
   
   
8. dreadful
   
   
9. investigate - in ves ti gate
   
   medical - med i cal
   
   peculiar - pe cul iar
   
   distinct - dis tinct
   
   notion - no tion
   
   
10. evil

SPELLING UNIT 24 ANSWERS

EXERCISES

1. otherwise, hereafter
   
   
2. sole - The sole of his shoe ripped.
   
   soul - Not a soul was on the street.
   
   
3. controlled - control
   
   
4. treatment
   
   argument - (dropped final e)
   
   
5. unpleasant, legal, mild
   
   
6. closely, strictly
   
   
7. brief, pierce
   
   
8. authority - au thor i ty - the power to enforce obedience
   
   contract - con tract - to shorten; an agreement
   
   epidemic - e pi dem ic - a rapid spreading disease, fashion, or idea
   
   
9. complaint
   
   
10. needle, needles
    
    
11. participate, participated
    
    
12. authority (au - aw)

SPELLING UNIT 25 ANSWERS

EXERCISES

1. attach, affect, appreciated
   
   
2. coarse - hoarse, require - inquire, content - extent
   
   
3. doubtless, athletics, discussion
   
   
4. elsewhere, somewhat
   
   
5. disgust - dis gust
   
   disaster -dis as ter
   
   advantage - ad van tage
   
   importance - im por tance
   
   
6. indicate - indicated - indicating
   
   interfere - interfered - interfering
   
   
7. nervous, breathing
   
   
8. importance, interfere, inquire, indicate
   
   
9. overtly, openly
   
   
10. affect - to influence, stir emotions (verb) Disease affects the body.
    
    effect - result (noun) The medicine had an immediate effect.
    
    
11. attach, attaches, attached, attaching