UNIT 2 - The key
SHORT ANSWERS
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a faxes b masses c gases/gasses (US) d wishes e matches
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a journeys b boys c flies d universities e salaries
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a lives b selves c roofs d turfs/turves e safes
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a heroes b tomatoes c photos d bamboos e cantos
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a rows b swords c navels d ovens e ornaments
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a echoes b calves c countries d microwaves e confessions f judges g banquets h thieves i kimonos j hooligans k pros l quizzes m wharfs/wharves n cuffs o cargos/cargoes p switches q slides r reels s armpits t burglar alarms u brothers-in-law v trips w dwarfs/dwarves x infernos y preys z dents
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a diagnoses b oases c theses d axes e metamorphoses
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a indices/indixes b complexes c telexes d matrices/matrixes e cortices/cortexes
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a metropolises b vests c drops d rattlesnakes e trolleys f lambs g waistcoats h leaves i handkerchiefs/handkerchieves j brushes k carriages l churches m bundles n crutches o windscreen wipers p flat batteries q thorns r dishes s frogs t wolves u sopranos v wharfs/wharves w thermos flasks x hypotheses y scarfs/scarves z chimneys
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a teeth b women c mice d people e lice
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a deer b buffaloes/buffalos/buffalo c salmon d series e herrings/herring
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a men b tornados/tornadoes cellipses d sheep e plugs f sockets g adaptors h glasses i necklaces j address books k galleries l headquarters m mangos/mangoes n tremolos o vegetable racks p cushions q testimonies r jews s water-lilies t catch-phrases u oxen v volcanos/volcanoes w bases x vertices/vertexes y seducers z dints
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a nuclei b octopi/octopuses/octopodes c radii/radiuses d syllabi/syllabuses e termini/terminuses
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a nebulae/nebulas b antennae, antennas c algae d formulae/formulas e larvae
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a sixes b torpedoes c croci/crocuses d loaves e knapsacks f fifes g triggers h double dealers i bookcases j sofas k boxing rings l beetles m felines n views o puppies p stimuli q bypasses r impediments s analyses t ladies u days v tiles w foci/focuses x geese y nannies z electricity meters
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a memoranda/memorandums b errata c addenda d data e strata/stratums
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a sailors b turbans c dolls d seasons e porches f radios g families h bushes i solos j brooches k peas l saucepans m pianos n studios o flamingos/flamingoes p quotas q alumnae r crabs/crab s aquaria/aquariums t mottos/mottoes u ova v toys w corpora/corpuses x chains y zoos z revellers
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a ganglia/ganglions b automata/automatons c phonemena/phenomenons d demons e protons
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a bureaux/bureaus b plateaux/plateaus c trousseaux/trosseaus d portmanteaux/pormanteaus e gâteaux/gâteaus
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a nappies b sexes c parentheses d halves e lacunae/lacunas f mischiefs g stadia/stadiums h tableaux/tableaus i vignettes j wheelchairs k spoonfuls l curricula/curriculums m holes n branches o alibis p deities q valleys r codices s peaches t means u trout(s) v neuroses w albums x millenia/milleniums y tusks z pumpkins
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a binoculars b clothes c fireworks d spectacles e police
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a Japanese b Americans c Chinese d Australians e Irishmen
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a bacilli b campuses c splashes d monkeys e ponies f Dutchwomen g spectra/spectrums h vermin i Nepalese j cells k ropes l witnesses m bulldozers n pepper pots o letter boxes p handfuls q vetos/vetoes r paradoxes s Russians t loci u ostriches v lighthouses w fungi/funguses x series y elves z hippopotami/hippopotamuses
Author: Miquel Molina i Diez