playwright - correct spelling playwright - noun
Not playwrite.Example: As a playwright, he penned many award winners.... |
pleaded, pled The preferred past tense and past participle of the verb to plead is pleaded... |
pleasant - correct spelling pleasant - adjective
Example: The pleasant breeze wafted through the cabin.... |
please - correct spelling please - adverb and verb
Example: Would you please turn off the radio. adverb
Exam... |
pleasure - correct spelling pleasure - noun and verb
Example: He took great pleasure in handing out the awards. noun... |
plebeian - vocabulary adjective
Commonplace, vulgar or coarse in nature; of or associated with the great masses of people; relating to or belonging to the ancient Roman plebs.noun
A member of the common pe... |
plenitude - correct spelling plenitude - noun
Not plentitude.Example: There was a plenitude of food from many nations.... |
plight - correct spelling plight - noun and verb
Example: We found ourselves in a terrible plight. noun
Example:... |
plural Nouns and pronouns are either singular or plural. Nouns typically form their plurals by adding ‑s, (boys), ‑es (torches), or ‑ies (cit... |
plurale tantum A NOUN which is invariably plural in form, even though it may be singular in sense. Examples include oats, cattle, remains, pants, scissors, binoculars, pyjamas, shorts and tweezers. Such nouns are awkward to count: we cannot say ... |
Plurals of Nouns Notice that words are characterized as nouns by their ability to form plurals. (Some pronouns have this ability as well, e.g., other and others.) You will form the plural for most nouns by adding ‑s or ‑es. Jus... |
pneumonia - correct spelling pneumonia - noun
Example: He barely survived the pneumonia.... |
pocket - correct spelling pocket - noun and verb
Example: He hid the pistol in his pocket. noun
Example: ... |
poignant - vocabulary adjective
Profoundly touching or moving; strong in mental appeal; affecting the emotions. There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail.... |
poinsettia - correct spelling poinsettia - noun
Not pointsettia.Example: The red poinsettia graced the Christmas table.... |
poison - correct spelling poison - noun and verb
Example: She put out some rat poison in her attic. noun
Example... |
Pole vs. Poll The director promised to strike the poll in the ground if the results of the pole were in his favor.... |
policeman - correct spelling policeman - noun
Example: The armed policeman overpowered the thug.... |
political - correct spelling political - adjective
Example: The political debate lasted far into the night.... |
population - correct spelling population - noun
Example: The U.S. population now exceeds 300 million.... |
Pore vs. Pour Take a look at the above two sentences. One of them is not correct. Can you identify which one? Pore... |
pore, pour, poor To pore means “to read” or “to ponder.”To pour means "to cause a liquid or granular solid to flow."Poor means to be "of bad quality or low economic status."... |
portend - vocabulary verb
To indicate in advance, especially by previous signs; to presage, foreshadow; to signify, mean. “Rise in Cases of West Nile May Portend an Epidemic” —Denise Grady ... |
portent - vocabulary noun
Anything that indicates what is about to happen; a significant threat; a marvel or prodigy, something amazing. Self-parody is the first portent of age.—Larry McMurtry ... |
portray - correct spelling portray - verb
Example: She will portray the events in a positive light.... |
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