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Word Build - MIT/MIS
Word Build - MIT/MISS Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| root | main part of a word that gives the basic meaning of the word |
| affix | word part added to a root or base word to change its meaning; a prefix or suffix |
| prefix | word part added to the beginning of a root or a base word |
| suffix | word part added to the end of a root or a base word |
| mit/miss | root word meaning to send, throw, or put |
| ad | prefix meaning toward, to |
| com | prefix meaning together, with |
| dis | prefix meaning apart, away, not |
| sub | prefix meaning under, below, beneath |
| per | prefix meaning through |
| re | prefix meaning again, back |
| ed | suffix meaning past tense (verb) |
| ing | suffix meaning in the process, happening now |
| s | suffix meaning plural, more than one (noun); or used for subject-verb agreement (verb) |
| ion | suffix meaning in the act, state, or condition (noun) |
| ly | suffix meaning in the manner of (adverb) |
| ive | suffix meaning performs, inclined to, likely to (adjective) |
| remit | to send back (usually related to paying bills) |
| admits | allows to be put in; declares to be true |
| admission | the act of allowing someone to enter; declaration of truth |
| commit | to put into action |
| commits | puts into action |
| permission | the act of giving formal approval |
| dismissed | asked to leave or sent away |
| dismissing | asking to leave or sending away |
| submissive | inclined to put oneself beneath another |
| submissively | in the manner of putting oneself beneath another |