i need two words that end with the suffix -cess or -ceed, but ARE NOT the following words:
succeeded
recess
necessary
i probably sound dumb but i can't think of anything.
2007-09-12 13:19:44 · 8 answers · asked by susie 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
process
excess
exceed
proceed
2007-09-12 13:26:05 · answer #1 · answered by Henry M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suffixes are partial words are attached to the end of root words to modify action or a state of being. These rules concern the most common suffixes used in English.
'sede', 'ceed', and 'cede': These 'suffixes' are often confused and misused by seasoned journalists and novice writers alike. In some cases, they are not suffixes at all and are actually part of the root word. In any case, all are derivatives of the Latin word 'cedere' - to give way or yield. Pronounced 'seed', most writers simply solve the problem by memorizing a handful of verbs since there only 12 of them:
* 'sede': supersede
* 'ceed': exceed, proceed, succeed
* 'cede': accede, antecede, cede, concede, intercede, precede, recede, and secede.
Note that each word, except 'supersede', can be modified into nouns or adjectives by changing 'ceed' or 'cede' to 'cess' as in these examples: exceed/excess/excessive, proceed/process/processor, and succeed/success/successor. Proceed and antecede may be modified by adding 'ced', as in procedure and antecedent.
2007-09-12 20:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by A J B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
proceed, process abscess
2007-09-12 20:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by obsolete professor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
success succeed
2007-09-16 12:10:42 · answer #4 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
process, excess
proceed, exceed
2007-09-12 23:43:30 · answer #5 · answered by Sharon Newman (YR) Must Die 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
process, proceed,
2007-09-12 20:26:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
princess
exceed
2007-09-12 20:32:29 · answer #7 · answered by jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
recess
receed
acess
2007-09-12 20:26:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋