Business English Part 8

3. _ary_, _ory_--one who, place where, that which

4. _ant_, _ent_--one who

5. _ist_, _ite_--one who

6. _ion_, _sion_, _tion_--act of, state of being

7. _ity_, _ty_--quality of being

8. _ment_--that which, act or state of being

9. _or_, _er_, _ar_--one who

10. _try_--state of

11. _tude_, _itude_--condition of being

12. _ure_--condition of being, that which

=Exercise 51=

The following is a list of the more commonly used Latin prefixes:

1. _a_, _ab_--away from 16. _intro_--toward the inside 2. _ad_--toward 17. _mono_--one 3. _ante_--before 18. _non_--not 4. _anti_--against 19. _ob_--in the way of, against 5. _bi_--two, twice 20. _per_--through 6. _circ.u.m_--around 21. _pre_--before 7. _con_--together with, against 22. _post_--after 8. _contra_--against 23. _pro_--before 9. _de_--from, apart from, down from 24. _re_--again, back 10. _dis_--apart, not 25. _semi_--half, partly 11. _dia_--through 26. _se_--away from 12. _ex_--out of 27. _sub_--under, below 13. _in_, _en_--into 28. _super_--above, more than _en_--to cause to be 29. _trans_--across 14. _in_, _un_--not 30. _uni_--one 15. _inter_--between

=Exercise 52=

a.n.a.lyze the following words, telling prefix, root, suffix, part of speech, and meaning:

business package truthfulness unsuccessful useless anteroom workmanlike agreement prefix monotone nervousness uniformity beautify breakage disrespectful misguidance semicircle pleasant perfection crystallize kings.h.i.+p sameness progressive precaution incase subway undeniable imaginary enrich disown displeasure supernatural pianist readmit endurance melodious bicycle adjuster reaction interlineal

=Exercise 53=

When the prefixes _ad_, _con_, and _in_ are used to form English words, the final consonant of each is often changed to the initial consonant of the root to which it is joined.

_Ad_ a.s.sumes the forms _ab_, _ac_, _af_, _ag_, _al_, _an_, _ap_, _ar_, _as_, _at_, a.s.similating the _d_ with the first letter of the word to which it is prefixed; as,

ab-breviate al-literation ar-rest ac-cept al-lot as-sign ac-c.u.mulate an-nex as-sist af-fect an-nounce at-tract af-flict ap-position at-tribute ag-gregate ap-prove at-tune

_Con_ a.s.sumes the forms _col_, _cor_, _com_, by a.s.similation; it takes the form _com_ before _p_; and it drops the _n_ before a vowel; as,

col-lateral com-mercial com-pose col-lect cor-relate co-operate com-mission cor-respond co-ordinate

_In_ a.s.sumes the forms _il_, _im_, _ir_, by a.s.similation and takes the form of _im_ before _p_.

il-lusion im-migrate ir-ruption im-port

=Exercise 54--Peculiar Adjective Endings=

The suffixes _able_ and _ible_ are sometimes troublesome because it is difficult to know which ending to write. As a rule, if the new word was made from another English word, the ending is _able_, as _blamable_. The words ending in _ible_ are derived from the Latin, and, as a rule, the ending cannot easily be separated from the root and still leave the latter an English word. Examples are:

divisible intelligible digestible audible visible permissible flexible incredible possible terrible horrible indelible

The suffixes _ant_ and _ent_ must also be carefully noted. No rule can be given for using one rather than the other. Whenever in doubt, consult a dictionary. Note the following:

_ant_ _ent_ important independent pleasant convalescent triumphant competent luxuriant convenient stagnant confident

The endings _eous_ and _ious_, where _e_ and _i_ are often confused, are ill.u.s.trated in the following:

_eous_ _ious_ hideous delirious miscellaneous impious courteous studious

The endings _cious_ and _tious_ are shown in the following:

_cious_ _tious_ conscious fict.i.tious precious superst.i.tious delicious cautious gracious ambitious suspicious nutritious

The endings _gious_ and _geous_ are ill.u.s.trated in the following:

_gious_ _geous_ religious courageous

=Exercise 55--Peculiar Noun and Verb Endings=

Nouns in _ance_ and _ence_:

_ance_ _ence_ acceptance intelligence appearance reference annoyance patience acquaintance negligence remittance diligence ignorance residence

Nouns in _sion_, _cion_, and _tion_:

_sion_ _cion_ _tion_ exclusion coercion acquisition aversion suspicion precaution

Verbs in _ise_, _yze_, and _ize_:

_ise_ _yze_ _ize_ advise a.n.a.lyze baptize supervise paralyze recognize

Verbs in _ceed_, _sede_, and _cede_:

_ceed_ _sede_ _cede_ exceed supersede concede proceed intercede succeed precede

=Exercise 56=

What other words can you form from the following? Explain what prefixes or suffixes you use in each case and what part of speech you form.

success consider real change please doubt publish attend occur apply regular satisfy emphasize industry operate a.s.sess second busy practice resist expense distribute organ define depend locate work sense attract install desire preside effect vital count sign