Question

Use the drop-down menus to identify the word part for each word. What is the word root in verbatim? What is the word root in impossible?

Answer 1

The word root of 'verbatim' is 'verb', and for 'impossible', it is 'poss'. Understanding the structure includes identifying prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Palatalization can influence spelling, as seen in 'spiritual'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The word root in verbatim is 'verb'. The Latin root 'verb' means 'word' and it's at the front of 'verbatim', which signifies the manner of 'in exactly the same words'. For the word impossible, the root is 'poss', derived from 'posse', which means 'to be able' in Latin. 'Im' is the prefix that negates the root, meaning 'not possible'.

Analyze each word by identifying the free stem and any suffixes. For example, with impossible, the im- is the prefix, poss is the free stem, and -ible is the suffix. If there were any final es deleted in the word formation, they should be replaced before analysis.

For the exercise involving combining prefixes, bases, and suffixes, one should look for instances of palatalization where [ch] is spelled 't'. An example is spiritual where the [t] results from palatalization of the base 'spirit' and the suffix 'ual'. This does not always happen, so it is essential to recognize when dis + gest + ion becomes 'digestion', 'question + er' becomes 'questioner', 'act + ual + ly' becomes 'actually', 'ad + vent + ure + ous' becomes 'adventurous', 'script + ure + al' becomes 'scriptural', and 'liter + ate + ure' becomes 'literature'.

Answer 2

Explanation:Use the drop-down menus to complete each sentence.

A categorical term for a word part that is added to a root word to change or modify its meaning is called a(n)

✔ affix

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A word part added to the beginning of a word and that is often used to indicate location, time, or present status is called a(n)

✔ prefix

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A word part that is added to the ending of a root word to form a new term is called the

✔ suffix

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A root word with an added vowel at the end that makes it easier to pronounce is called a

✔ combining form

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