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Practice saying the following groups of words with the same prefixes, paying attention to the changes in stress. In the nouns, stress the prefix. In the verbs, stress the root word.
| PREFIX |
Prefix + root word = NOUN |
Prefix + root word = VERB |
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Stress the prefix |
Stress the root word |
| pre– |
preview, prefix |
prevent, prepare, predict, precede, prefer, pretend |
| per– |
permit |
perform, persuade, permit |
| pro– |
product, process, profit, progress, project, program |
produce, protect, propose, project, prolong, profess, promote |
| mis– |
mischief, misprint, misfit |
misplace, misquote, misread |
| con– |
concert, contest, conflict, congress, concept, content |
confess, control, conduct, confuse, confirm, consent, console |
| com– |
complex, compound |
compete, complain, compare, compose, compute |
| ob– |
object |
observe, obtain, obsess, obscure, obstruct |
| sub– |
subject, suburb, subway |
subtract, submit, subscribe |
| ex– |
expert, exile, excerpt |
explain, extract, exhale, excuse, exchange, exceed, exclude, excite |
| de– |
detail, defect, decrease |
deny, demand, defend |
| dis– |
discount, discourse, district |
discuss, distrust, disturb |
| a– |
access, addict, anchor |
agree, apply, admit, adore, afford, alert, applaud, approve, arrange, attack |
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