Exercise 1: From the root words,try to build a new word from the given roots by adding the suffixes or prefixes.
1.read reading readover reader readable reread
2.employ employer employee employment unemployment unemployed
3.invent inventive inventory invention inventing inventif
4.manage managed manager manageable manageably management
5.beauty beautiful beautician beautify beauteous beautifully
6.faith faithful faithless faithfulness unfaithful faithlessly
Exercise 2: Try to break out the following words into the roots,prefixes, and suffixes, First is done for you.
1.disappointment=
Root=>appoint Prefix=> dis Suffix =>ment
2.retroactive
R=>active
P=> retro-
S=> -
3.antisocial
R=>social
P=>anti-
S=> -
4.homogeneous
R=>gene
P=>homo-
S=>-ous
5.geography
R=>-
P=>geo-
S=>-graphy
6.macromolecule
R=>molecule
P=>macro-
S=>-
7.thermometer
R=>meter
P=>thermo-
S=>-
8.unbelievable
R=>believ
P=>un-
S=>-able
9.unhappy
R=> happy
P=>un-
S=>-
Exercise 3: Try to build up you words from the given prefixes.If you are not sure,use the dictionary to find the words and their meanings.
1.tri- trilingual triangle triple
Tripod triaxial triacetate
2.mis- misbranding Misalignment misadventure
misapply misappropriate misanthrope
3.semil- semilunar semilunate semilate
4.hypo- hyposulphite hypoblast hypoallergenic
Hypothalamus hypodermic hypochlorous