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ms.
1.
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snew.
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2.
Hei
sat
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3.
Thi
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ell
offt
heshel
f.
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4.
Ishar
edanor
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thmyf
ri
end.
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5.
Thel
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monof
rom Japan.
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Changet
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encesi
ntosi
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1.
Theseber
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efr
esh.
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2.
Ourf
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3.
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dren.
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5.
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1.
Theseboy
sar
ehar
dwor
king.
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2.
Flami
ngoi
sanamazi
ngbi
rd.
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3.
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rophyi
skeptont
heshel
f.
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4.
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ewasusef
ul.
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Somenounshav
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Exampl
es
Si
ngul
ar Pl
ural

sheep Sheep

f
ish Fi
sh

deer Deer

speci
es Speci
es

ai
rcr
aft Ai
rcr
aft

i
rr
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arnounpl
ural
s.

Exampl
es

Si
ngul
ar Pl
ural

Woman Women

Man Men

Chi
l
d Chi
l
dren
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ngul
ar Pl
ural

Toot
h Teet
h

Foot Feet

Per
son Peopl
e

Leaf Leav
es

Mouse Mi
ce

Goose Geese

Hal
f Hal
ves

Kni
fe Kni
ves

Wi
fe Wi
ves

Li
fe Li
ves
Si
ngul
ar Pl
ural

El
f El
ves

Loaf Loav
es

Pot
ato Pot
atoes

Tomat
o Tomat
oes

Cact
us Cact
i

Focus Foci

Fungus Fungi

Nucl
eus Nucl
ei

Sy
ll
abus sy
ll
abi
/sy
ll
abuses

Anal
ysi
s Anal
yses
Si
ngul
ar Pl
ural

Di
agnosi
s Di
agnoses

Oasi
s Oases

Thesi
s Theses

Cr
isi
s Cr
ises

phenomenon Phenomena

Cr
it
eri
on Cr
it
eri
a

Dat
um Dat
a

Nounsusedonl
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Somenounsar eusedonlyinthesingular,event houghtheyendi -

n s.Thesei
ncl
ude:
thenamesofacademi csubjectssuchas classics,economics,
mathemat i
cs/
maths,
physics;t
hephy
sicalact
ivi
ti
es gymnastics and aerobi
cs;the
di measl
seases  es  mumps;
and   andthewor d news:
Mat
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wasnev
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Aer
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Nounsusedonl
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Somenounsonl
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nst
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Bel
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Out
skir
ts,cl
othes,premises 
(bui
ldi
ngs)
,congratulati
ons,
sav
ings (
money
),earni
ngs,stai
rs,goods,sur
roundi
ngs,l
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thanks

Toolsandi
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rument
s–bi
nocul
ars,
headphones,
sungl
asses,
glasses,
sci
ssor
s,
tweezer
s

Sentences-
Pleaseensuret
haty
out
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 bel
ongi
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hyouasy
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s
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sungl
asses.Doy
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Heal
way
swear
s shor
ts,
eveni
nthewi
nter
.

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 t
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