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Canvas is a thick cotton cloth, the kind Van Gogh painted Starry Night on. Add an "s," and to canvass is to go door to door discussing your favorite politician with your neighbors.
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A border is an outer edge around something like a puzzle or a country. Add an "a" and a boarder is a person who pays to live and eat somewhere, like boarding school.
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To alter is to change, as in to alter a skirt that's too long or alter your outdoor plans if it rains. An altar is a place that serves as a center of worship.
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Cannon, with two n's, is a long heavy gun on wheels. Lose an n and the word canon is a set of rules or traditions. If you thought these words were spelled the same, you're not wrong: they used to be.
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Feeling factious? If so, you disagree and are ready to break away. Add an "r" and you have the word fractious, which means irritated and annoyed. People get these words mixed up because if someone is factious, or rebellious, they're probably also fractious, or mad.
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