Do I need a spelling rule?
agree + ment
No
agreement
What is the base of harpist?
<harp>
-al typically marks what part of speech?
KW: enjoyable
adjective
jumping->
jump + ing
Has to have at least 3 letters, takes weightier spellings, easier to describe.
function or lexical
lexical
strum + able
Yes
Doubling Rule strummable
What is the base of prepressed?
press
-ion typically marks what part of speech?
KW: mention compression
noun
safe + ty->
safety
If a base ends in <ct> we can reliably say it is either Latin or Greek?
Latin
baby + es
Yes
Change y to i
Which word contains a Latin base that means “pull or draw”?
retract report
retract
Which suffix is a Latin suffix that typically marks a noun and means a person or something that…?
-er -or
-or
sun + y + est->
sunniest
Why do prefixes assimilate?
sprinkle + ing
Yes
drop e
sprinkling
Which word contains a Latin base that means “carry”?
portable carriage
portable
What prefix has a sense of with or together?
im- de- con- re-
con-
chum + y + ness
chumminess
Does this word have an etymological marker?
though
Yes ugh
truly
No
the silent e is only needed final to the base (true)
What does the Latin base <form> mean?
Name an assimilated prefix of in-
im-
import
transportations->
trans + port + ate + ion + s
How many morphemes does this word contain?
retractors
4
re+ tract + or + s