Find the PREFIX in the word...
<prefix>
<pre-> "before"
<denominator>
<-or> forms nouns = something performing the action of a verb (nominate)
The base of <favorite>
favor + ite --> favorite
<they>
<th-ey>
<puppies>
puppy/i + es --> puppies OR
pup(p) + y/i + es --> puppies
<conjunction>
<con-> "with, together"
<really>
<ly> forms adverbs
The base of <because>
<cause>
<thought>
<th-o-ugh-t>
<octagon>
octa + gon --> octagon
<adjective>
<ad-> "to, towards"
<confident>
<-ent> forms adjectives = a state of being
The base of <conjecture>
<ject> "to throw"
<author>
<au-th-or>
<broken>
broke/ + en --> broken
<subtraction>
<sub> "under, from under"
<pleasure>
<-ure> forms nouns = process or result of something
The base of <polygon>
<gon> "angle, corner"
<school>
<s-ch-oo-l>
<pleasurable>
please/ + ure/ + able --> pleasurable
<denotation>
<de> "down, back"
<fortunate>
<ate> forms adjectives and nouns
fortune + ate --> fortunate
The base of <friend>
<fri> "love"
<construct>
<s-t-r-u-c-t>
<civilizations>
civil + ize/ + ate/ + ion + s --> civilizations