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10. stationary stand.
11. recommend Commend, which we all spell correctly, plus the prefix re-.
12. separate Look for a rat in both words.
13. comparative
14. ecstasy to sy (sigh) with ecstasy
15. analyze The only two non-technical words in
16. paralyze the whole language ending in -yze.
17. repetition First four letters identical with those in the allied form repeat.
18. irritable Think of allied forms irritate and
19. inimitable imitate.
Think of the allied form absent, and you will not be tempted to
20. absence
misspell it abscence.
The superintendent in an apartment house collects the rent—
21. superintendent
thus you avoid superintendant.
22. conscience Science plus prefix con-.
23. anoint Think of an ointment, hence no double n.
Think of the allied form ridicule, which we usually spell
24. ridiculous
correctly, thus avoiding rediculous.
25. despair Again, think of another form—desperate—and so avoid dispair.
Whether or not you have much faith in your spelling ability, you will need very little
time to conquer the preceding twenty- ve demons. Spend a few minutes, now, on each of
those words in the list that you’re doubtful of, and then test your success by means of the
exercise below. Perhaps to your astonishment, you will find it easy to make a high score.
A test of your learning
Instructions: After studying the preceding list of words, fill in the missing letters correctly.
1. a__________________right
2. coo__________________y
3. super__________________
4. suc__________________
5. pro__________________
