CHAPTER3EXERCISE2_CHAPIN

Exercise 2

a. retroactive             retro + active

 

b. befriended             be + friend + ed

 

c. televise                  tele + vise

 

d. margin                   margin (monomorphemic)

 

e. endearment            endear + ment

 

f. psychology             psych + ology

 

g. unpalatable            un + palat + able

 

h. holiday                   holi (holy) + day

 

i. grandmother           grand + mother

 

j. morphemic             morphem + ic

 

k. mistreatment         mis + treat + ment

 

l. deactivation           de + activ + ation

m. saltpeter               saltpeter (monomorphemic)

        - This one was is STILL confusing to me: it seems monomorphemic, and then it doesn't. 

        - Here is a brief history of the word:

                   saltpeter : "potassium nitrate," c.1500, earlier salpetre (early 14c.), from O.Fr.

                   salpetre, from M.L. sal petrae "salt of rock," from L. sal "salt" (see salt) + petra "rock,

                   stone." So called because it looks like salt encrusted on rock.

        - Part of me wants to divide the word into salt + peter, but I know that the meaning of "peter" to

        me is a name and not a rock. Therefore, I labeled it as monomorphemic.

 

n. airsickness, air + sick + ness air + sick + ness