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Prefixes and suffixes 142 Writing to explain or advise 204
Hard and soft letter sounds 144 Writing to analyze or review 206
Words ending in -e or -y 146 Writing to describe 208
Words ending in -tion, -sion, or -ssion 148 Writing from personal experience 210
Words ending in -able or -ible 150 Writing a narrative 212
Words ending in -le, -el, -al, or -ol 152 Writing for the Web 214
Single and double consonant words 154 Writing a script 216
The “i before e except after c” rule 156 Re-creations 218
Capital letters 158 Checking and editing 220
Silent letters 160 The spoken word 222
Compound words 162 Debates and role plays 224
Irregular word spellings 164 Writing a speech 226
Homonyms, homophones, Presentation skills 228
and homographs 166
Confusing words 168
Other confusing words 170 5 REFERENCE
Abbreviations 172
British and American spellings 174
More British and American spellings 176 Reference—Grammar 232
Reference—Punctuation 236
Reference—Spelling 238
4 COMMUNICATION Reference—Communication skills 244

SKILLS Glossary 248
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Index
Acknowledgments 256
Effective communication 180
Picking the right words 182
Making sentences interesting 184
Planning and research 186
Paragraphing 188
Genre, purpose, and audience 190
Reading and commenting on texts 192
Layout and presentational features 194
Writing to inform 196
Newspaper articles 198
Letters and e-mails 200
Writing to influence 202