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

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.]

Here is the breakdown of the words you provided:

1. reporter:
re- (prefix)
port (root)
-er (suffix)

2. overrule:
over- (prefix)
rule (root)

3. contraction:
con- (prefix)
tract (root)
-ion (suffix)

4. reversal:
re- (prefix)
vers- (root)
-al (suffix)

5. contained:
con- (prefix)
tain (root)
-ed (suffix)

6. interrupt:
inter- (prefix)
rupt (root)

7. scribble:
No prefix
scrib (root)
No suffix

8. inducting:
in- (prefix)
duct (root)
-ing (suffix)

9. despise:
de- (prefix)
No root
No suffix

10. contentment:
con- (prefix)
tent (root)
-ment (suffix)

Note: In the case of "scribble" and "despise," there is no identifiable prefix or suffix.

1. reporter: You correctly identified the prefix, root, and suffix.

2. overrule: You correctly identified the prefix and root. To identify the suffix, you can look for any letters or groups of letters at the end of the word that don't seem to be part of the root or the prefix. In this case, the suffix is "-rule."

3. contraction: You correctly identified the prefix and root. To identify the suffix, you can follow the same process as before. In this case, the suffix is "-tion."

4. reversal: You correctly identified the prefix, root, and suffix.

5. contained: You correctly identified the prefix, root, and suffix.

6. interrupt: You correctly identified the prefix and root. There doesn't appear to be a suffix in this word.

7. scribble: To identify the prefix, root, and suffix in this word, we can break it down phonetically. The prefix, root, and suffix are: "scrib-" (root).

8. inducting: You correctly identified the prefix, root, and suffix.

9. despise: You correctly identified the prefix. In this word, there doesn't appear to be a root.

10. contentment: You correctly identified the prefix, root, and suffix.

Well done! Remember, for some words, not all three components (prefix, root, and suffix) may be present.