-cle, -cel, -sel; as, arti-cle (from artus, a joint), par-cel (from pars, a part), dam-sel (from domina, a lady). -ule; as, glob-ule, pill-ule. -et, -let; as, lanc-et, stream-let. (4) Forming Collective Nouns— -ry, -ery; as, peasant-ry, artill-ery. Exercise 253. 1. What are the Suffixes in villain, devotee, preacher, robber, magnate, novelist, cowardice, benison, riddance? 2. What is the force of the Suffixes in executor, enchantment, grandeur, bounty, frailty, floweret, chivalry? 3. Form diminutives from owl, poke (a bag), arm, and cut. 4. Add Suffixes to save, attend, engine, chancel, depute, act, till, bond, slave, miser, serve, pill, stream, peasant. 605. Adjectives are formed by the Suffixes -al; as, reg-al, leg-al. -an, -ane, -ain; as, pag-an, mund-ane, cert-ain. -ant; as, pli-ant. -ar; as, regul-ar, singul-ar. -ary, -arious; as, station-ary, greg-arious. -able, -ible, -ble; as, cap-able, tang-ible, feeb-le. -ate, -ete, -eet, -ite, -te; as, consider-ate, concr-ete, discr-eet, erud-ite, fortuna-te. -ent; as, Alu-ent. -ous; as, copi-ous, danger-ous. -ious; as, cur-ious. -eous; as, aqu-eous. -ose; as, verb-ose. -ic; as, publ-ic, civ-ic, class-ic. -id; as, ferv-id, tim-id, hum-id. -il, -ile, -eel, -le; as, civ-il, serv-ile, gent-eel, ab-le. -ive, -iff; as, plaint-ive, plaint-iff. -ine; as, femin-ine, fel-ine. Exercise 254. 1. Form Adjectives from comic, teach, censor, hurry, plaint, rest. 2. What are the Suffixes in general, gregarious, divine, patent, cautious, culpable, copious, verbose, loquacious, timid, indicative? 606. Verbs are formed by the Suffixes -ate; as, alien-ate, assassin-ate. -fy; as, classi-fy, magni-fy. -ish; as, flour-ish, pun-ish, nour-ish. Exercise 255. Make a list of ten Verbs ending in -fy, three ending in -ate, and four ending in -ish. 607. V. Prefixes of Greek Origin. A (not, without, want of); as, a-pathy (want of feeling). Ana (up); as, ana-tomy (a cutting up). Anti (against); as, anti-pathy (a feeling against). Apo (from, away); as, apo-strophe (literally a turning away). Cata (down, over); as, cata-strophe (literally an over-turning). Dia (through); as, dia-meter (measure through). En (in, on, at); as, en-caustic (burnt in). Also em; as, em-phatic (spoken with stress on). Ex (out of); as, ex-odus (a passage out of). Exo (without, out of doors); as, exo-teric (external). Hyper (over, above); as, hyper-criticism. Hypo (from under, beneath); as, hypo-thesis (that which is placed under-as a ground-work or foundation of a proposition). Meta (after); as, meta-physics (the science which comes after Para (beside); as, para-phrase (a phrase beside the one given). Syn (with, together); as, syn-thesis (a placing with, building Also in the forms sy, syl, sym; as, sy-stem (that which is formed of parts placed together), syl-lable (letters taken together) sym-pathy (a feeling with). Exercise 256. 1. Give the meanings of the Prefixes in an-onymous, ana-logy, apo-logy, cata-comb, em-phatic, eu-logy, hyper-criticism, meta-morphosis. 2. What are the Prefixes in period, syllogism, system, parable, exotic, amphibious? 3. Place as many Prefixes as possible before thesis, pathy, and logy or logue (from lego, speak). VI. Suffixes of Greek Origin. 608. Nouns have Greek Suffixes -ic; as, log-ic, mus-ic. -ac; as, mani-ac. -sis, -sy, -se; as, paraly-sis, pal-sy, eclip-se. -y; as, anarch-y, monarch-y. -isk (a diminutive); as, aster-isk, obel-isk. -ize, -ise (forming Verbs); as, bapt-ize, critic-ise. -ist; as, bapt-ist, soph-ist. Exercise 257. 1. What are the Suffixes in anatomy, arithmetic, emphasis, hypocrisy, sophist, and asterisk? 2. Make Verbs ending in -ize, or -ise. WORDS FORMED BY INTERNAL CHANGES. 609. Nouns are formed (1) By change of Vowel. (a) From other Nouns; as, kit (from cat), tip (from top). (b) From Verbs; as, bliss (from bless), food (from feed), song (from sing), tale (from tell). (2) By change of Consonant (from Verbs); as, ditch (from dig), speech (from speak), strife (from strive). (3) By change of Vowel and Consonant. (a) From Nouns; as, kid (from goat), chick (from cock). (b) From Verbs; as, breach (from break), life (from live), watch (from wake), woof (from weave). Exercise 258. 1. Form Nouns from the Verbs choose, knit, prove, scrape, believe, dig, bake. 2. From what Verbs are the following formed?—Bond, stroke, ditch, watch, proof, drove, share. 3. From what Nouns are kit, tip, kid, and chick derived? 610. Adjectives are formed (1) By change of Vowel. (a) From Nouns; as, hot (from heat), proud (from pride). (b) From Verbs; as, live (from live). (2) By change of Vowel and Consonant; as, chill (from cool). Exercise 259. 1. From what words are full, wrong, hot, proud, and chill derived? 611. Verbs are formed (1) By change of Vowel. (a) From Nouns; as, gild (from gold), bleed (from blood). (c) From Verbs; as, raise (from rise), fell (from fall), set (from sit). (2) By change of Consonant. (a) From Nouns; as, to house (from house), wreathe (from wreath). (b) From Verbs; as, wince (from wink), dodge (from dog). (3) By change of Vowel and Consonant. (a) From Nouns; as, graze (from grass), breathe (from breath). (b) From Verbs; as, dredge (from drag), watch (from wake). Exercise 260. 1. From what words are the following Verbs derived ?—Heal, calve, halve, drip, shelve, glaze, hitch. 2. Form Verbs from price, advice, rise, lie, drink, wind, chop. |