Assimilated Prefixes Challenge

Word Sums

100

assignment

as + sign + ment

200

connected

con + nect + ed

300

effective

ef + fect + ive

400

illegal

il + lege + al

500

occasion

oc + case + ion

Two Consecutive Identical Consonants

100

odd

As a content word it needs three letters.

200

bookkeeper

Compound: one base ends with a <k> and the next one begins with a <k>.

300

funny

Double the final consonant of <fun> when adding a vowel suffix.

400

meanness

The base ends in <n> and the suffix begins with <n>.

500

access

The <ac> is an assimilated prefix.

<ex-> ('out, out of')

100

e____it

<ex>

exit

200

e____tract

<ex>

extract

300

e___fort

<ef>

effort

400

e____cel

<ex>

excel

500

e__mit

Nothing! It's just <e>.

<ob->

100

o___ey

<ob>

obey

200

o___struct

<ob>

obstruct

300

o___cur

<oc>

occur

400

o___press

<op>

oppress

500

o___mit

Nothing! It's just <o>:

omit

What's The Base?(What's It Mean?)

100

subtract, contract, extract, tractor

<tract> means 'pull'

200

comment, mental, mention

<ment> means 'think'

300

object, projectile, reject, eject

<ject> means 'throw'

400

report, support, portable, porter

<port> means 'carry'

500

aspire, conspire, perspiration, spirit

<spire> means 'breath'