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Plover Practice Exercises

29 Affixes beginning with i

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29.1 Learning Objectives

  • Learn how to write the -ic, -ive, -ist, -ism, -ish, and -is suffixes
  • Learn how to write the -ically suffix
  • Learn how to write the in- prefix, the hyphen form in-, and ir-
  • Learn common word briefs using TPH for the n-sound

29.2 -ic

The -ic suffix is written with EUBG, using the phonetic spelling. This applies for words such as comic and medic. (*EUBG in the Plover main dictionary is used for IQ)

KOPL EUBG

comic comic comic comic

PHED EUBG

medic medic medic medic

29.3 -ive

The suffix -ive can be written with either *EUF or EUF. For example, the words restive, sportive and invasive.

REFT *EUF

restive restive restive restive

SPORT *EUF

sportive sportive sportive sportive

EUPB SRAEUS *EUF

invasive invasive invasive invasive

Sometimes, due to possible differences in word boundaries, Plover will supply both an outline with *EUF or EUF, and another which combines the previous consonant in the sound. invasive can therefore be written differently. Other examples are festive and pensive.

EUPB SRAEU S*EUF

invasive invasive invasive invasive

TPE*S *EUF

TPES T*EUF

festive festive festive festive

PEPBS *EUF

PEPB S*EUF

pensive pensive pensive pensive

*EUF as -ive for a suffix works for words where an -ic suffix can be added. However, for words which have ive as part of the root word, the outline generally follows regular theory rules for multi-stroke words. Examples are contrive and survive.

KAUPB TRAOEUF

contrive contrive contrive contrive

SUR SRAOEUF

survive survive survive survive

29.4 -ist

The suffix -ist is written with EUFT. Examples of words using this are facialist, druggist and nihilist.

TPAEURBL EUFT

facialist facialist facialist facialist

TKRUG EUFT

druggist druggist druggist druggist

TPHAOEUL EUFT

nihilist nihilist nihilist nihilist

29.5 -ism

The suffix -ism is written with *EUFPL or EUFPL. Word examples are vandalism, nihilism and tourism.

SRAPB TKAL EUFPL

vandalism vandalism vandalism vandalism

TPHAOEUL EUFPL

nihilism nihilism nihilism nihilism

TOR EUFPL

tourism tourism tourism tourism

29.6 -ish

The suffix -ish is written with EURB. snobbish, stylish, Spanish are examples of words with this suffix.

STPHOB EURB

snobbish snobbish snobbish snobbish

STAOEUL EURB

stylish stylish stylish stylish

SPAPB EURB

Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish

29.7 -ically

-ically results from the combination of -ic or -ical with -ly. In Plover, the suffix stroke KHREU (K-L-Y) can be used to add the kly sound to word endings. Examples are radically and vertically.

RAD KHREU

radically radically radically radically

VERT KHREU

vertically vertically vertically vertically

29.7.1 in-

The prefix in-is written with EUPB for words such as install and instill.

EUPB STAUL

install install install install

EUPB STEUL

instill instill instill instill

29.7.2 TPH as n-sound in briefs

On its own, TPH is used to write the word in. The TPH can also be used for common words beginning in n-sound to form briefs, such as infect and indeed.

TPHEBGT

infect infect infect infect

TPHAOEPBD

indeed indeed indeed indeed

enough necessary nature natural number

brief phrases

Phrase Stroke Note
in a TPHA*EU
in action TPHABGS
in addition TPHAGS
in all TPHAUL
in an TPHA*PB TPHAPB writes the word nan
in each TPHAOEFP
in fact TPH-FT
in order TPHORD
in other words TPHOERDZ
in our TPHOUR
in regard TPHRARD
in respect TPH-RPT
in terms of STPHERPLS
in the TPH-T

29.8 -ing x

There is a small subset of ing x briefs for the most common words that follow after a word ending in ing. Most of them are inversion like as they use the -G for -ing.

Brief Stroke Note
-ing and SKP-G
-ing in TPH-G
-ing there THR-G
-ing that THAG
-ing to TOG
-ing it T-G
-ing on OPBG Not an “inversion” like the above briefs

29.9 Exercises

index input inert inset inlet inlay invest infant invite insist intact insult inward invent invade infect

Controls
  1. Instead, in place of. Instead, in place of. Instead, in place of.
  2. Moons wane or waste. Moons wane or waste. Moons wane or waste.
  3. Her waist is small. Her waist is small. Her waist is small.
  4. You may slide twice or thrice on my sled. You may slide twice or thrice on my sled. You may slide twice or thrice on my sled.
  5. Do not smite or strike my thigh with a spike. Do not smite or strike my thigh with a spike. Do not smite or strike my thigh with a spike.
  6. Do swine thrive in a tight pen? Do swine thrive in a tight pen? Do swine thrive in a tight pen?
  7. John wrote a composition about the Boy Scouts. John wrote a composition about the Boy Scouts. John wrote a composition about the Boy Scouts.
  8. Palm, the inside of the hand between the wrist and the fingers. Palm, the inside of the hand between the wrist and the fingers. Palm, the inside of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.
  9. Pan, a metal dish used in cooking. Pan, a metal dish used in cooking. Pan, a metal dish used in cooking.
  10. Jack will pack his suitcase. Jack will pack his suitcase. Jack will pack his suitcase.
  11. Let us paint the kitchen green. Let us paint the kitchen green. Let us paint the kitchen green.
  12. My father wants to paint a picture of the trees covered with snow. My father wants to paint a picture of the trees covered with snow. My father wants to paint a picture of the trees covered with snow.
  13. The teacher asked me to catalog the artwork in our room. The teacher asked me to catalog the artwork in our room. The teacher asked me to catalog the artwork in our room.
  14. Lunch period is an hour long. Lunch period is an hour long. Lunch period is an hour long.
  15. A man, woman, or child is a person. A man, woman, or child is a person. A man, woman, or child is a person.
  16. Plains, flat country. Plains, flat country. Plains, flat country.
  17. I am certain that we shall go to camp this summer. I am certain that we shall go to camp this summer. I am certain that we shall go to camp this summer.

29.9.1 Write random sentences

A random subset of sentences will be synthesized. Be patient with the synthesis. It will take a few seconds, especially the first time. The loweest possible WPM is 80, so to decrease overall WPM, increase word gap.

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