Week 14 • Level C • Linguistic Key & Guide
Latin Suffixes <-ent> / <-ence> • Double Intro Prefix Rule • Homophone Pairs
Answer Key & Dictation
| # |
Word |
Pronunciation / IPA |
Structure |
Morphological & Spelling Notes |
| 1 |
mu•sic |
myoo′zĭk /ˈmjuː.zɪk/ |
mu • sic |
Open syllable mu- + closed -sic |
| 2 |
mis•spell |
mĭs-spĕl′ /ˌmɪsˈspɛl/ |
mis + spell |
Double Intro Rule: prefix mis- ends in s, base spell starts with s |
| 3 |
mag•a•zine |
măg′ə-zēn /ˌmæɡ.əˈziːn/ |
mag • a • zine |
3 syllables; -ine says /ēn/ with silent-e |
| 4 |
light•ning |
līt′nĭng /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ |
light • ning |
Base light (with igh) + -ning |
| 5 |
o•pin•ion |
ə-pĭn′yən /əˈpɪn.jən/ |
o • pin • ion |
Schwa o- + pin- + -ion |
| 6 |
ben•e•fit |
bĕn′ə-fĭt /ˈbɛn.ə.fɪt/ |
ben • e • fit |
3 short syllables ben- + -e- + -fit |
| 7 |
dif•fer•ent |
dĭf′ər-ənt /ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ |
dif • fer • ent |
Prefix dif- + -fer- + suffix -ent |
| 8 |
dif•fer•ence |
dĭf′ər-əns /ˈdɪf.ər.əns/ |
dif • fer • ence |
Base in -ent forms abstract noun in -ence |
| 9 |
pa•tient |
pā′shənt /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ |
pa • tient |
ti says /sh/; homophone with patients |
| 10 |
in•tel•li•gent |
ĭn-tĕl′ə-jənt /ɪnˈtɛl.ɪ.dʒənt/ |
in • tel • li • gent |
Doubled l; soft g before e; suffix -ent |
| 11 |
in•de•pend•ent |
ĭn′dĭ-pĕn′dənt /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/ |
in • de • pend • ent |
Prefixes in- + de- + pend + suffix -ent |
| 12 |
in•de•pend•ence |
ĭn′dĭ-pĕn′dəns /ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dəns/ |
in • de • pend • ence |
Base in -ent forms abstract noun in -ence |
| 13 |
ref•er•ence |
rĕf′ər-əns /ˈrɛf.ər.əns/ |
ref • er • ence |
Base refer + noun suffix -ence |
| 14 |
ex•ist•ence |
ĕg-zĭs′təns /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ |
ex • ist • ence |
Base exist + noun suffix -ence |
| 15 |
con•ve•ni•ent |
kən-vēn′yənt /kənˈviːn.jənt/ |
con • ve • ni • ent |
Prefix con- + ve- + -ni- + suffix -ent |
| H |
patience |
pā′shəns /ˈpeɪ.ʃəns/ |
pa • tience |
Quiet endurance; homophone with patients |
| H |
patients |
pā′shənts /ˈpeɪ.ʃənts/ |
pa • tients |
Plural of patient (medical); homophone with patience |
Suffix <-ent>
different
patient
intelligent
independent
convenient
Suffix <-ence>
difference
independence
reference
existence
Double Intro • Prefix
misspell
benefit
Academic Roots
music
magazine
lightning
opinion
Exercise 3 Homophones Key: a. patients (medical) • b. patience (virtue)
“It is convenient to keep a good reference dictionary so you do not misspell words.”
“The intelligent scientist noticed a clear difference between the two test results.”
“He read an interesting article about music and lightning in the monthly magazine.”
“In my opinion, the doctor showed remarkable patience while examining her patients.”