| 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.
Exercise 57
There are many words the meanings of which are easily confused. The spelling and the definitions of such must be mastered. Analysis in this exercise and in the one following does not require separation into prefix, root, and suffix, but it necessitates a careful study of the words, first, to note the difference in spelling; second, to consult a dictionary, if necessary, for the difference in meaning.
Define each word clearly.
Use each in a sentence to illustrate its meaning.
| accept—except | common—mutual |
| add—annex | complementary—complimentary |
| advice—advise | continual—continuous |
| affect—effect | contraction—abbreviation |
| after—afterward | contradiction—denial |
| ascend—assent | currant—current |
| assure—promise | defective—deficient |
| attain—obtain | deprecate—depreciate |
| benefit—advantage | effective—efficient |
| brief—concise | eligible—illegible |
| center—middle | eminent—prominent |
| claim—maintain | expect—hope |
| combine—combination | intelligent—intelligible |
Exercise 58