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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are the syllibyfication of these words correctly done?

I am studying Morphology of English and I'd like to know whether my task is ok or not. Thanks in advanced.

a. retroactive = retro + act + ive

b. befriended = be + friend + ed

c. televise = tele + vise

d. margin = margin

e. endearment = en + dear + ment

f. psychology = psycho + logy

g. unpalatable = un + palatal + able

h. holiday = holy + day

i. grandmother = grand + mother

j. morphemic = morph + emic

k. mistreatment = mis + treat + ment

1. deactivation = de + act + ive + ate + tion

m. saltpeter = salt + peter

n. airsickness = air + sick + ness
  

Top answer

a. ret + ro + ac + tive b. correct c.

  • a.
  • ret + ro + ac + tive b.
  • correct c.
  • te + le + vise d.
  • mar + gin e.
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a. ret + ro + ac + tive

b. correct

c. te + le + vise

d. mar + gin
e. correct

f. psy + chol + o + gy

g. un + pal + at + a + ble

h. hol + i + day

i. grand + mo + ther

j. mor + phe + mic

k. correct

l. de + ac + ti + va + tion

m. salt + pe + ter

n. correct

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