| participant(s) |
Think of “participate.” There is no ‘a’ after the ‘i’. |
| activities |
The singular ends in ‘y’ (activity). Drop the ‘y’ and add ‘-ies’. |
| societies |
The singular is society. Keep the ‘e’ when making it plural: societ-ies. |
| popularity |
Sound it out slowly: pop-u-lar-i-ty. |
| shining |
Shinning (two n’s) means climbing a pole. Shining (one n) means glowing. |
| suffered |
Only one ‘r’. The emphasis is on the first syllable (SUF-fer), so the consonant doesn’t double. |
| conversely |
Don’t forget the ‘e’ in the middle: converse + ly. |
| perceived |
Remember the rule: “i before e, except after c.” |
| benefits |
Think of the root word “bene” (meaning good) + “fits”. |
| attempt |
Missing the ‘e’. |
| higher |
Don’t forget the silent ‘h’ in the “gh” pair. |
| discoveries |
The prefix is “dis-”, not “des-”. |
| opponents |
You need the ‘n’ in the middle: op-po-nents. |
| circumstances |
No ‘i’ in the middle. Think: circum + stances. |
| individuals |
Needs the middle ‘i’: in-di-vid-u-als. |
| extremely |
Extreme + ly. |
| interdisciplinary |
Don’t forget the ‘s’ in discipline: inter-di-sc-iplinary. |
| endeavours |
Needs the ‘e’ after the ‘d’. (Note: endeavors is also correct in US English). |
| available |
There are 3 ‘a’s and one ’i’. Remember: avail + able. |
| business / businesses |
The ‘i’ comes before the ‘n’. Think of “busy” + “ness” with the ‘y’ transformed to ‘i’. |
| believe |
There is no ‘a’ in “believe.” |
| additionally |
The root word is “additional,” which has two ‘d’s. After that add’-ly’. |
| temperature(s) |
‘e’ before ‘r’. Try saying it in the Egyptian accent. It can be pluarlized |
| disc(s) |
Prefer disc over disk |
| protein |
‘e’ before ‘i’ |
| illustrates |
There is only one ‘i’ in the beginning |
| vehicle |
The ‘h’ is not after the ‘c’. Think of “vehi” + “cle”. |
| concerted |
Yes this is a word. Concerted efforts is a common phrase |
| dwellers |
Double ‘l’ |
| environment |
There is an ‘n’ before the ‘m’ |
| possess |
Double ‘s’ in the middle and the end |
| definitely |
de-finite + ly. Don’t forget the ‘e’ in the middle. |
| outweigh |
No ‘t’ in the end |
| responsibilities |
There is an ‘i’ after the ‘b’ and before the ‘l’. |
| challenges |
Only one ‘a’ in the beginning. The rest are ‘e’ |
| preferred |
This one is opposite of “suffered”. Double ‘r’ and single ‘f’ |