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Spelling Word List: R13 The endings -ous and -us

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Look	frivolous
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Look	monstrous
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Look	numerous
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Look	mischievous
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Look	ominous
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Look	boisterous
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Look	joyous
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Look	prosperous
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Look	disastrous
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Look	ravenous
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adventurous

frivolous

monstrous

numerous

mischievous

ominous

boisterous

joyous

prosperous

disastrous

ludicrous

ravenous

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About This Spelling List: R13 The endings -ous and -us

If the word is an adjective, the spelling is nearly always -ous, as in dangerous and poisonous. If the word is a noun, the spelling is nearly always -us: think of octopus and cactus.

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