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prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

1
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-able
fashionable, comfortable

A

weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

*exceptions for -able:
‘preferable,‘admirable.

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-en

frighten, brighten, wooden

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-er/or/ar

singer, sailor, liar

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ern
western

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ess

goddess

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ful

wonderful

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-hood

childhood, neighborhood, manhood

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ism,-ist
racism, racist

A

weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

-ist, -ism, -y tend to impose
/100/ in learned compounds (cf.
mixed suffix -ous): ventriloquist,
photography, metabolism, …

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-ish (excl. verbs)

Yellowish, childish

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ise/ize

realise, anglicise, recognise

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-less

fearless

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-like

businesslike

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ly

happily, sadly

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-man
policeman

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ment
punishment, excitement

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ness
happiness, sadness

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-some
lonesome, quarrelsome

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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18
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-ward(s)
afterwards

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-age
anchorage, coinage

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-ful
wonderful, powerful

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-y
lucky

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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-dom
freedom

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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ty
seventy, eighty, ninety

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weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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24
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Inflectional suffixes
* -s/es
* -ed
* -ing

A

weak suffix (does not interfere with stress)

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25
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-ic(s)
phonetics

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strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

But: Arabic, catholic, lunatic, politics, …

26
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-ity/ety, -ify/efy

variety, stupefy

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

27
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-ible/-igible
comprehensible

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

28
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-ish (verbs only)
establish

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)
But: impoverish

29
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-sive
impressive

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)
But: relative

30
Q

-ulous
fabulous

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

31
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-acal/inal
maniacal, criminal

A

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

32
Q

-ion
information

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

But: television (Greek compound)

33
Q

ial/-eal
artificial

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

But: ideal

34
Q

-ian/-ean
Martian

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

But: European, Caribbean

35
Q

-iar
peculiar

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

36
Q

-ium
aluminium

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

37
Q

-ient
convenient, proficient

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

38
Q

-eous/-uous
courageous

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

39
Q

-ual
individual

A

-ion family: i/e/u + V + (C)

strong ending (imposes stress on the previous syllable)

But: spiritual

40
Q

-oo(C)
shampoo, balloon

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

But: ˈcuckoo, ˈLiverpool

41
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-ee, -eer
agree, refugee, engineer

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)
But: ˈcoffee, ˈtoffee, coˈmmittee

42
Q

-ese
Chinese, Japanese

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

43
Q

-ade
persuade, parade

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)
But: ˈdecade, ˈmarmalade

44
Q

-ette
cigarette, brunette

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)
But: ˈetiquette, ˈomelette

45
Q

-aire
millionaire, questionnaire

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

46
Q

-self/selves
yourself, yourselves

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

47
Q

-ique/oque
unique, antique, baroque

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

48
Q

-esque
picturesque

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

49
Q

-eur/euse
entrepreneur, danseur

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

50
Q

-ever
however

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

51
Q

-teen
seventeen, eighteen

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

52
Q

-oidal
ellipsoidal, spheroidal

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)

53
Q

-itis/-osis/-oma
arthritis, tuberculosis,
hepatoma

A

stressed ending
(imposes stress on itself)
But: metaˈmorphosis

54
Q

-al

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

55
Q

-ent/-ence

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

56
Q

-ant/-ance

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

57
Q

-ine

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

58
Q

-ive

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

59
Q

-oid

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

60
Q

-oid

A

Mixed suffix:

If preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-10/: triˈumphal, segˈmental, paˈrental, adoˈlescent,
insˈtinctive, treˈmendous.

If not preceded by a cluster:
– they impose /-100/ in opaque derivation: ˈgenerous, ˈmaintenance,
aˈnalogous.

They are weak in transparent derivation: ˈmountain-ous, ˈodour-ous,
ˈpoison-ous, proˈfession-al, eduˈcation-al, eˈlectric-al, ˈmetric-al.

NB: -ous and -y impose /100/ for learned compounds:
e.g. phoˈtography, diˈchotomous, floˈriferous, aˈnalogous.

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