1. Unit #17 Tip of the week— For a multi-syllable word, you usually do NOT double the final consonant before adding a suffix that starts with a vowel.

2. Tip words— 1) encountered 2) slumbering

3. Academic Verbs— 3) evaluate to make a judgment about something’s worth Evaluate the effectiveness of the speaker’s evidence. 4) obtain to purposely get To be successful, you must first obtain a high school diploma.

4. Commonly misspelled words— 5) condemn She feels a silent need to condemn (criticize). 6) congratulation “Congrats” is short for “Congratulations.”

5. Roots/prefixes/suffixes— proto = first mono = single vit/viv = life morph = shape

6. 7) prototype the first of its kind 8) monotone having a single sound (no variation) 9) vivacious full of life 10) amorphous shapeless, unstructured

7. Commonly confused words— 11) waist (n. one’s midsection) She wore a belt around her waist. 12) waste (n./v. trash, misuse) Don’t waste water.