The document discusses suffixes and prefixes. It provides examples of words with inflectional and derivational suffixes and asks the reader to identify the type of suffix. It also asks the reader to define prefixes in example words and identify whether they indicate spatial, temporal, or intensive meaning. Finally, it has the reader analyze example words by parsing them into morphemes and providing the meaning of each morpheme and the overall literal meaning.

1. 1. Inflectional and Derivational Suffixes
Determine what kind of suffix is highlighted in the words below. Use the structure of
the sentences to guide your decision. The item number follows the word.
Inflectional Suffix:
Noun-forming Derivational Suffix
Verb-forming Derivational Suffix
Adjective-forming Derivational Suffix
It was an dark and tempestuous(1) night.
Suddenly, an explosion(2) pierced(3) the
silence(4). The maid's(5) persistent(6)
screams(7) rang from the conservatory(8). The
butler was running(9) up the stairs, when he
stumbled over the prostrate(10) body of his
erstwhile employer(11), a reclusive(12)
industrialist(13). Quickly, he deduced that the
man had been given(14) a fatal(15) dose of an
anesthetic(16). A fragile(17) document(18) was
missing from the gigantic(19) safe. He began to
organize(20) a reconnaissance(21) to search for
the fugitive(22). After that, he planned to
interrogate(23) the miscreant(24).
Answers
tempestuous (1) Derivational-Adjective-forming
explosion (2) Derivational-Noun-forming
pierced (3) Inflectional
silence (4) Derivational-Noun-forming
maid's (5) Inflectional
persistent (6) Derivational-Adjective-forming
screams (7) Inflectional
conservatory (8) Derivational-Noun-forming
running (9) Inflectional
prostrate (10) Derivational-Adjective-forming
employer (11) Derivational-Noun-forming
reclusive (12) Derivational-Adjective-forming
industrialist (13) Derivational-Noun-forming
given (14) Inflectional
fatal (15) Derivational-Adjective-forming
anesthetic (16) Derivational-Noun-forming

2. fragile (17) Derivational-Adjective-forming
document (18) Derivational-Noun-forming
gigantic (19) Derivational-Adjective-forming
organize (20) Derivational-Verb-forming
reconnaissance (21) Derivational-Noun-forming
fugitive (22) Derivational-Noun-forming
interrogate (23) Derivational-Verb-forming
miscreant (24) Derivational-Noun-forming
2. Give the meaning of the highlighted suffix in the following words. Be as specific as
possible.
1. spectator 6. canine 11. bronchitis
2. phobia 7. communism 12. pubescent
3. asteroid 8. antipathy 13. stadium
4. solarium 9. erudite 14. carcinoma
5. prognosis 10. unity 15. finalize
Answers:
1. -or 'one who' 6. -ine 'pertaining to' 11. -itis 'an inflammation'
2. -ia 'a medical condition' 7. -ism 'a practice' 12. -esc 'become'
3. -oid 'resembling' 8. -y 'something' 13. -um 'something'
4. -arium 'a place' 9. -ite 'pertaining to' 14. -oma 'a tumor'
5. -sis 'a result' 10. -ity 'a quality' 15. -ize 'to cause to'
3. Identify the prefixes in the following words. Determine whether each prefix is used
spatially, temporally, intensively.
1. abduct 5. secede 9. diachronic
2. preamble 6. declare 10. extend
3. intervene 7. invade 11. postpone
4. condemn
8. hyperactive 12. prognosis
(dam/damn/demn )

3. Answers:
1. ab- SPATIAL 'away' 3. inter- SPATIAL 'between'
5. se- SPATIAL 'apart' 7. in- SPATIAL 'in'
9. dia- SPATIAL or TEMPORAL 11. post- TEMPORAL 'after'
'across'
4. con- INTENSIVE 'very'
2. pre- TEMPORAL 'before'
8. hyper- INTENSIVE 'very'
6. de- INTENSIVE 'very'
12. pro- TEMPORAL 'before'
10. ex- SPATIAL 'out'
4. Word Analysis
Using the morphemes from Set 1, analyze the words below as follows:
Parse the word into morphemes (put any "extra" letters in parenthesis).
Gloss each morpheme.
Give a literal meaning for the word.
a. intersection
b. microbiology
c. pseudoscience
d. extracorporeal
e. psychopathic

4. Answers
a. intersection
1) inter- / sec / (t) / -ion
2) 'between,among' 'cut, split' NOUN (or just N)
'something which cuts between (something else)'
b. microbiology
1) micro- / bio / log / -y
2) 'small' 'life' 'study,speak' NOUN
'the study of small life forms'
c. pseudoscience
1) pseud / (o) / sci / -ence
2) 'false' 'know,discern' NOUN
'false knowledge'
d. extracorporeal
1) extra- / corpor / (e) / -al
2) 'outside' 'body,flesh ADJ
'being outside the body'
e. psychopathic
(o)
1) psych / path / -ic
/
2) 'mind,spirit' 'feel,illness' ADJ
'having a illness of the mind'