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Plural and/or 3rd person present verb |
With “split” vowel spellings | ||
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as does is cos has his was |
abs ads bags bans begs bells bids bills bins bogs bubs buds bugs bums buns cabs cads cans chills chins chugs chums cogs cons cubs cuds culls dabs dads dags dams dells dens digs dills dins dogs dolls Dons dubs duds dulls fads fans fells fens fibs figs fills fins fogs gags gigs gills gods Goths gulls gums guns hams haves hems hens hills hogs hubs hugs hulls hums jags jams jells jibs jigs jogs jugs kegs kids kills labs lags legs lids lives logs lolls lugs lulls mags mills mods moms mugs mulls mums nabs nags nans nods nuns pads pans pegs pens pigs pills pins pods polls Poms pubs pugs puns rags rams reds ribs rids rigs rims rods rolls rubs rugs rums runs sags sells shams shells shins shuns sills sims sins subs suds sums suns tabs tags tans tells tens thins thuds thugs tills tins togs tolls tubs tugs vans wags webs weds wells wigs wills wins yams yells |
chose close fuse hose lose muse nose phase phrase pose prise prose rise rose ruse these those use whose wise |
abuse accuse advertise advise agonise (UK) amuse analyse (UK) apologise (UK) arise authorise (UK) baptise (UK) capitalise (UK) categorise (UK) centralise (UK) chastise clockwise colonise (UK) compose comprise compromise computerise (UK) conceptualise (UK) confuse criticise (UK) crystallise (UK) customise (UK) decompose demise depose despise devise diagnose disclose disenfranchise disguise dispose dramatise (UK) economise (UK) emphasise (UK) enclose energise (UK) enterprise enthuse epitomise (UK) equalise (UK) excise excuse exercise exorcise expertise expose familiarise (UK) fantasise (UK) finalise (UK) formalise (UK) franchise galvanise (UK) generalise (UK) harmonise (UK) hospitalise (UK) idolise (UK) immortalise (UK) immunise (UK) impose improvise infuse interpose itemise (UK) jeopardise (UK) juxtapose legalise (UK) legitimise (UK) liberalise (UK) likewise localise (UK) manganese materialise (UK) maximise (UK) memorise (UK) mesmerise (UK) minimise (UK) misuse mobilise (UK) monopolise (UK) neutralise (UK) oppose optimise (UK) organise (UK) otherwise oxidise (UK) paralyse (UK) paraphrase patronise (UK) penalise (UK) perfuse peruse polarise (UK) popularise (UK) predispose primrose privatise (UK) propose publicise (UK) rationalise (UK) realise (UK) recognise (UK) refuse repose revise revitalise (UK) revolutionise (UK) scrutinise (UK) socialise (UK) specialise (UK) standardise (UK) subsidise (UK) suffuse summarise (UK) sunrise superimpose supervise suppose surmise surprise symbolise (UK) sympathise (UK) televise terrorise (UK) theorise (UK) transpose utilise (UK) vandalise (UK) victimise (UK) viscose visualise (UK)
US English often spells these -ise words with -ize, see list here |