Spelling list: Nouns ending in us

When you hear the /us/ sound at the end of a noun, the spelling is us.

circus	I object to animals performing in a circus.
crocus	The nicest flower to appear in spring is the crocus.
focus	It was difficult to focus on the moving car.
discus	She threw the discus at the athletics event.
fungus	A mushroom is a type of fungus.
surplus	All the surplus stock was given to charity.
bonus	The free meal at the event was a bonus.
chorus	I've been chosen to sing in the chorus.
virus	On holiday he caught a virus.
status	The status bar shows what documents you are working on.
genius	Einstein was a genius. *
prospectus	We have asked for the college prospectus.
stimulus	Babies enjoy the stimulus of colourful toys.
terminus	The rail terminus is the final station on the line.
thesaurus	Use a thesaurus to widen your vocabulary.
apparatus	Do you have the correct apparatus for this experiment?
asparagus	James doesn't eat asparagus.
brontosaurus	The brontosaurus was common in North America.
hippopotamus	Hippo is short for hippopotamus.