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(A few more exceptions to the rule of the double consonant are verbs<br />
that end in w, x, or y; They do not double. Write the forms below with<br />
the correct spelling.)<br />
You relaxed. (relax, play, fix, saw)<br />
4. Verbs that end in a consonant and y (Cy) change the y to i and add<br />
-ed. Write the forms below with the correct spelling.<br />
She studied. (study, fry, try, cry, marry, carry)<br />
Rewrite this paragraph, changing all the verbs to past tense forms.<br />
In most restaurants, all the cooks and waitresses work together. The<br />
head cook plans the meals. His helper shops for meat and fresh<br />
vegeta bles. There is one cook for the vegetables. He washes, chops,<br />
and cooks vegetables. One cook works with desserts. He whips the<br />
cream and bakes the cakes. One cook fries chicken and potatoes. The<br />
waitresses move quickly. They talk to the customers, ask for orders,<br />
pick up the food, and carry it back to the table. Everyone tries to make<br />
the restaurant a success.<br />
IV. Controlled Composition Dicto-comp<br />
Your teacher will read the paragraph above three times. Listen care -<br />
fully, but do not take notes. After the third reading, write the paragraph<br />
as well as you can from memory. Check the spelling of all the past<br />
tense forms.<br />
V. Sentence Construction Comparisons with more, less, and fewer<br />
The word more can be used with plural and noncount nouns. Less is<br />
used with noncount nouns. Fewer is used with plural nouns. Study the<br />
words in the lists below.<br />
Plural nouns<br />
more people<br />
problems<br />
fewer{jobs<br />
customers<br />
cars<br />
Noncount nouns<br />
more variety<br />
traffic<br />
less{work<br />
food<br />
noise<br />
freedom<br />
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