Suffixes
Which suffix is a vowel suffix?
-ing or -ment
-ing
What does the prefix in- mean in this word?
insane
not
Which base means to speak say or tell?
<dict> <tract>
<dict>
dictionary dictate
tact + ile ->
tactile
What is the minimum number of letters for a lexical word?
3
Which suffix will cause the consonant to double in this base? <ship>
-ment or -ed
-ed
Why do prefixes assimilate?
Which base means "stand"?
<circ> or <st>
<st>
stance stage circumstance
visible->
vis(e) + ible
Which suffix comes to us through French that means small?
-et or -ed
-et
ticket locket
Which suffix would be used to, if I know my word is an adjective?
-el or -al
-al
Which is not an assimilation of con-
com- col-
cow- cor- co-
cow-
Which base means "ring" or "hoop"
<migr> or <circ>
<circ>
circle circumference
dismissible->
dis + miss + ible
Which base means study or reason?
<loge> or <dict>
<loge>
biology logic
Which suffix would be used if I know my word is a noun?
-us or -ous
-us
How many prefixes are in this word?
unreconstructed
3
un- re- con-
What is the meaning of the base in the words migrate, migrant, and immigrant?
<migr>
move from one place to another
tactically
tact + ic + al + ly
What are the 4 steps to investigating a word?
? Mean
? Built
? Relatives/ Etymology
? Sounds
If I know that importance is a noun (of great importance), how would I spell the adjective?
import____
important
Name one assimilated prefix for the prefix in-
il-
ir-
im-
What is the meaning of the base in words like structure, reconstruct, and indestructible?
<struct>
build
usual->
use + u + al
Which is not a Latin Connecting Vowel Letter?
i u e o
o
o is a Greek connecting vowel letter