1 and 2 are fine.
3 is fine, too. -tract- (the root) is from the Latin word tractus; therefore, that t is part of the root, not the suffix.
4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 are fine.
7 has no prefix. The root is from the Latin word scribo, and -le is a common suffix in English.
9 - you're correct that de- is the prefix. Answers.com has this about the root of this word: [Middle English despisen, from Old French despire, despis-, from Latin dēspicere : dē-, de- + specere, to look.]
please check:
divide each of the following words into its prefix, root, and suffix. some words may not have a prefix or a suffix.
1. reporter:
re-prefix
port-root
er-suffix
2. overrule:
over?-prefix
rule?-root
3. contraction:
con-prefix
tract-root
ion-suffix
my book says that 'tion' is the suffix. how do i write that?
4. reversal:
re-prefix
vers?-root
al?-suffix
5. contained:
con-prefix
tain?-root
ed-suffix
6. interrupt:
inter-prefix
rupt-root
7. scribble:
?
?
?
8. inducting:
in-prefix
duct-root
ing-suffix
9. despise:
de-prefix
?
10. contentment:
con-prefix
tent-root
ment-suffix
thanks a lot
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