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gram

Which Means:

The weight of one raisin or one sugar packet.

As In:

Image A US nickel weighs 5 grams.

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G always sounds like "guh" in front of consonants, A, O, and U. Before E and I it usually sounds like J.

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mass

Which Means:

A measure of how much stuff or thickness something has in it.

As In:

Image A cannonball has more mass than a balloon even though they are the same size.

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Don't forget this word has two Ss and the ending is -es for more than one: three masses.

 
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