Questions and Answers
Which of the following suffixes is used to create adjectives?
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What does the adjective 'remarkable' mean?
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Which of the following words is NOT formed with the suffix -able?
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What does the prefix 're-' imply in words like 'retry' and 'reconsider'?
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Which word would be formed by adding the suffix -al to 'instruction'?
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What does the suffix '-ate' typically do to a word?
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Which word from the text uses the '-ate' suffix to mean 'making something whole or total'?
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Which word from the text uses the '-ate' suffix to mean 'freeing or setting someone or something free'?
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What does 'decimate' mean in the context of ancient Rome?
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What does 'indoctrinate' mean based on its etymology?
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What does the word 'motivate' mean based on its Latin root 'movere'?
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Which word describes someone who is full of fear?
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Which word signifies being full of vengeance or resentment?
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What does 'Wonderful' mean based on its parts in the text?
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In the text, which word indicates being full of hope or optimism?
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'Mournful' refers to being extremely sorrowful or grieving based on its components. Which other word could be similarly formed and has the similar meaning?
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To _______ means to make something work or operate
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To _______ someone means to give them a reason to do something
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The word 'liberate' means to set someone free from a _______ situation
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We use 'situate' to describe where something is _______
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Match the following suffixes with their meanings:
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Match the following prefixes with their meanings:
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Match the following words with their definitions based on the text:
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Match the following words with their meanings based on the text:
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Study Notes
Word Formation and Etymology
- A word can be separated into different parts, e.g., 'publicate' and 'publish'.
- 'Aggregate' comes from 'greg', meaning a flock or group, and describes something formed by adding together smaller parts.
- 'Activate' comes from 'act', meaning to do something, and means to make something work or operate.
- 'Certificate' comes from 'certify', meaning to state that something is true or correct, and is a written statement to confirm this.
- 'Indoctrinate' comes from 'doctrine', meaning a system of ideas or beliefs, and means to teach someone to accept these ideas completely.
- 'Decimate' comes from 'decem', meaning ten, and originally meant to kill every tenth soldier as a punishment.
- 'Liberate' comes from 'liber', meaning free, and means to set someone free from a situation.
- 'Motivate' comes from 'movere', meaning move, and means to give someone a reason to do something.
- 'Situate' comes from 'situs', meaning position, and is used to describe where something is located.
Suffixes -able and -ate
- The suffix -able forms an adjective, e.g., 'value + able = valuable', 'comfort + able = comfortable'.
- Examples of -able words: 'remarkable', 'reasonable', 'respectable'.
- The suffix -ate forms a verb, e.g., 'graduate', 'separate', 'publicate', 'activate', 'certificate', 'indoctrinate', 'decimate', 'liberate', 'motivate', 'situate'.
- A graduate with moderate knowledge of Latin, Greek, and Hebrew can separate the words into their original form.
Suffix -al
- The suffix -al forms an adjective, e.g., 'educational', 'medical', 'animal', 'instructional', 'personal'.
- Examples of words based on the root 'person': 'personify', 'impersonal', 'persona', 'personable', 'personality', 'personally', 'interpersonal', 'personnel'.
Suffix -ful
- The suffix -ful forms an adjective, e.g., 'hopeful', 'tearful', 'colourful', 'powerful', 'wonderful', 'mournful', 'fearful', 'vengeful', 'grateful'.
- Examples of -ful words: 'awful', 'faithful'.### Word Origins
- The word "publicate" is an alternate spelling of "publish".
- "Aggregate" originates from "greg", meaning a flock or group, and refers to something formed by adding together smaller parts.
- "Activate" comes from "act", meaning to do something, and means to make something work or operate.
Certificate and Indoctrination
- "Certificate" originates from "certify", meaning to state that something is true or correct, and refers to a written statement confirming this.
- "Indoctrinate" originates from "doctrine", meaning a system of ideas or beliefs, and means to teach someone to accept these ideas completely, without questioning them.
Punishment and Liberation
- "Decimate" originates from "decem", meaning ten, and initially referred to killing every tenth soldier as a punishment; today, it means to kill or destroy a large proportion of something.
- "Liberate" originates from "liber", meaning free, and means to set someone free from a situation, especially a political one.
Motivation and Location
- "Motivate" originates from "movere", meaning move, and means to give someone a reason to do something.
- "Situate" originates from "situs", meaning position, and is used to describe where something is located.
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