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Verbs
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    was · were   past simple
    am · is · are   does · do

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    has · have   present simple

    does not · do not   infinitives

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    question starter auxiliaries

    were · we're   were · do · have

    • Grammar
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    pronouns word forms
    noun · verb   a · an
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    active · passive   articles
    at · on · in (time & place)

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    noun · verb · adj  indefinite pronouns
    comparatives   superlatives

    • Tricky Words
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    there · their · they're  your · you're
    to · two · too  were · where · etc
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    affect · effect   bought · brought
    homophones   commonly confused
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    its · it's   who's · whose
    triple homophones  less · fewer
    • Vocabulary
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    verb suffixes   adjective suffixes
    collective nouns US · UK words
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    gendered words   proper · common nouns
    adjective synonyms Standard English
    • Spelling
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    plurals  -able · -ible
    un- dis- etc   tricky vowels

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    'shun' suffix  -ar · -er · -or
    doubling + -ing   single · double