Final answer:
The question involves matching prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with definitions and understanding their use in word formation including concepts such as assimilation and palatalization. Examples were given for the correct matches as well as the explanation and illustration of how double letters can arise in words with certain prefixes.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student's question involves matching prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their correct definitions.
When constructing words, understanding the meaning of prefixes and suffixes is essential as they can drastically alter the meaning of the word root.
Below are the matches for the provided terms along with examples:
against: anti- (e.g., antibiotic)
to: ad- (e.g., addition)
from: de- (e.g., deduct)
many: poly- (e.g., polygon)
difficult: dys- (e.g., dyslexia)
to love: -phil (e.g., bibliophile)
change: trop- (e.g., heliotrope)
not: non- (e.g., nonfiction)
with: co- (e.g., cooperate)
neither gender nor type: neutr- (e.g., neutral)
This exercise also involves the understanding of assimilation and palatalization in word formation.
Assimilation occurs when prefixes are altered depending on the initial sound of the word root, as seen in the following examples:
dis + gest + ion = digestion ( represented by in the pronunciation)
spirit + ual = spiritual
question + er = questioner
act + ual + ly = actually
ad + vent + ure + ous = adventurous
script + ure + al = scriptural
liter + ate + ure = literature
When approaching words with double letters, it is important to consider the impact of prefixes like un-, re-, dis-, and mis-.
The two s in words with these prefixes may come from the addition of the prefix to a stem that already contains a or from assimilation.