Question

Form two real words by combining a prefix and/or suffix with the root listed below. If you need to, use your dictionary. Then illustrate that the word has the meaning of that root by using one of those words in a sentence.

Example: dic, dict=to say
1. addiction
2. edict
The judge's edict was the final say in that matter.
ten, tain, tend=to hold

Answer 1

Tain, Maintain

Ten: Attentive

tend: contend that

Step-by-step explanation:

These words have been modifies by a suffix and or a prefix, keeping the root and the meaning of the root to hold.

He maintained his version until the end.

Students must be attentive to explanations

The researchers contended that those facts were true

Answer 2

1. obtain

2. attention

The speaker held my attention with his witty anecdotes and honest commentary.

Other words that one could use for these roots are retention, detention, pretend, attentive, attend, entertain...All of these have added prefixes and/or suffixes that use the root word. Retention is to hold on to something over and over again. Teachers hope that students have a lot of knowledge retention over the summer. The boy hated detention because he felt as though he was being held down in handcuffs rather than enjoying the freedom of the warm Spring day.