Word Formation

Question 1

Etymology

Answer 1

the study of the origin and history of words

Question 2

Open Syllable

Answer 2

Syllable that ends in a vowel; the vowel has its long sound

vacant, brutal, agent

Question 3

Final Stable Syllable

Answer 3

At the end of a word, a sound and the ending -le make up a syllable. If a consonant + -le syllable is next to an open syllable, the vowel in the open syllable stays long. If a consonant + -le is next to a closed syllable, the vowel in the closed syllable stays short.

Question 4

Derivational Affix

Answer 4

an affix that changes the root or base word into a new word