October 21 - 5.1: Unit 4 Flashcards
Combining words
Usually in the form
prefix + base + suffix
Bases of Greek origin typically use an
‘o’
Bases of Latin origin typically use an
‘i’
Combining form
Base + a noun suffix
ex: base {anthrop} + a noun suffix {y}
Base
Gives the primary meaning to a word
Prefix
Alters the meaning of bases without fundamentally changing the base’s meaning
Suffix
Change the class of a word (like noun to verb)
Connecting vowels when the following base begins with a vowel or ‘h’
Usually left out
ex: Philanthropy = {phil(o)} + {anthropy}
The ‘o’ was left out
Combining form
Contains a base in a form in which it can be readily combined with another base or bases to create words
{dys}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
bad, poor, difficult
Prefix
{eu}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
well, good, easy
Prefix
{enter}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
the inside, an intestine
Base
{gen}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
give birth to, be born
Base
{log}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
study, science, word
Base
{pept/peps}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
cook, digest
Base
{phon/phem}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
sound
Base
{pne}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
blow, breathe
Base
{thanas/thanat}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
die
Base
{ia/a}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
condition of, act of
Suffix
ex: dyspepsia, the condition of bad digestion
{ic}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
pertaining to
Suffix
ex: the pertaining to the condition of dyspepsia
{ics}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
study of
Suffix
ex: mathematics, physics
{ism}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
doctrine, condition of, process of
Suffix
ex: polytheism, euphemism, alcoholism
{istic}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
forms an adjective
Suffix
ex: dyslogistic, conveying disapproval or censure
{y}
Prefix, suffix, or base?
process of, condition of, act of
Suffix
ex: philosophy
