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Unit 1 Exercises B
1. Types of Morphemes
- Divide each word below into morphemes. (Use the glossary in the back of your textbook.)
- Put extra "filler" letters in parenthesis.
- Tell whether each morpheme is a PREFIX, ROOT, or SUFFIX.
Example: adverbial
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ad- / |
verb / |
(i ) / |
-al |
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PREFIX |
ROOT |
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SUFFIX |
a. phonetic
b. congregate
c. biographical
d. pseudomorph
e. deconstruction
2. Suffixes
Give the meaning of the highlighted suffix in the following words. Be as specific as possible.
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1. spectator |
6. canine |
11. bronchitis |
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2. phobia |
7. communism |
12. pubescent |
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3. asteroid |
8. antipathy |
13. stadium |
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4. solarium |
9. erudite |
14. carcinoma |
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5. prognosis |
10. unity |
15. finalize |
3. Prefixes
Identify the prefixes in the following words. Determine whether each prefix is used spatially, temporally, or intensively.
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1. abduct |
5. secede |
9. diachronic |
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2. preamble |
6. declare |
10. extend |
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3. intervene |
7. invade |
11. postpone |
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4. condemn (dam/damn/demn ) |
8. hyperactive |
12. prognosis |
4. Inflectional and Derivational Suffixes
Determine what kind of suffix is highlighted in the words below. Use the structure of the sentences to guide your decision. The item number follows the word.
- Inflectional Suffix
- Noun-forming Derivational Suffix
- Verb-forming Derivational Suffix
- Adjective-forming Derivational Suffix
It was an dark and tempestuous(1) night. Suddenly, an explosion(2) pierced(3) the silence(4). The maid's(5) persistent(6) screams(7) rang from the conservatory(8). The butler was running(9) up the stairs, when he stumbled over the prostrate(10) body of his erstwhile employer(11), a reclusive(12) industrialist(13). Quickly, he deduced that the man had been given(14) a fatal(15) dose of an anesthetic(16). A fragile(17) document(18) was missing from the gigantic(19) safe. He began to organize(20) a reconnaissance(21) to search for the fugitive(22). After that, he planned to interrogate(23) the miscreant(24).
5. Word Analysis
Using the morphemes from Set 1, analyze the words below as follows:
- Parse the word into morphemes (put any "extra" letters in parenthesis).
- Gloss each morpheme.
- Give a literal meaning for the word.
a. intersection
b. microbiology
c. pseudoscience
d. extracorporeal
e. psychopathic