Your assignment is to write a total of ten sentences: five sentences using the prefix sub- and five using the prefix super-/sur-. One prefix word per sentence, please. If you are an even-numbered student, please use the following words:
- subconscious
- subcutaneous
- subdue
- subfreezing
- subirrigate
- superb
- superimpose
- superintendent
- superior
- supervisor
If you are an odd-numbered student, here are the words you must use:
- subject
- submarine
- submerge
- subordinate
- subway
- surcharge
- surplus
- surprise
- surreal
- surtax
Be sure to leave your ten sentences as a comment on the blog.
Comments
cade (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
My cousin was the subject in the interrigation.
I hopped on to the purple submarine before it left.
It submerged out of a water like a whale only smaller.
Our teacher asked us to write a sentence using subordinate.
I found a subway at the subway in downtown east Oakland last saturday.
I surcharged the criminal for what he did to me last sunday at my house.
The townsmen had a surplus of food left over so they did not have to kill anymore goats.
They suprised me last saturday when I found them sitting on my couch and kissing eachother.
The expierience was to surreal that I almost didn't believe that it was happening to me at all.
I hate the surtax when it sneaks up on me and I have to pay extra and loose a bunch of cash that was once in my wallet.
Rachael (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The girl had many motives to hunt down the evil bear, but all her motives were subconscious motives.
2. The deadly parasite was subcutaneous; it hid in the girl and she became very sick.
3. The conscious of the man subdued his want to eat chocolate.
4. The water was at a subfreezing temperature.
5. Since the city decided to start the subirrigate method the crops began to grow rapidly.
6. The little boy did a superb job on his experiment.
7. The mom had to superimpose on her sister because she had to go to the city without her children.
8. The superintendent raised the pay that the teachers received.
9. The green girl was more superior to the blonde haired frilly girl.
10. He was elected supervisor of the whole project.
Brian (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The subconscious man let slip the information, and, acting quickly, the Russians prepared to mount an expedition to rescue Jimmy Hoffa from Area 51.
2. The subcutaneous drilling of the needle disturbed the Venusian parasite, till it warped and absorbed west side Los Angeles.
3. After breaking off communications with Ground Control, the aliens subdued Major Tom with a sedative, and floating off into deep space, he went home.
4. They took him to a star port in the subfreezing equatorial strip of their inner galaxy base, where they re-fueled and re-supplied.
5. The aliens subirrigated the land around the star port, increasing its productiveness.
6. Major Tom was treated superbly, and was impressed with the genius and simplicity of the aliens’ achievements.
7. He realized something was off when he found a small group of aliens worshipping a picture of him superimposed over an image of their home world.
8. On landing, he was met by the superintendent of Religious Practices, who informed him that he was considered a foreign deity because of his pasty skin and bright, abnormally poofy hair.
9. While visiting a monument to those lost at Roswell, he was amazed with the superior architecture.
10. Although he wished to congratulate the architect, he was informed by his security supervisor that the architect had been accused of being an anti-bowieist, and would not be safe to visit. The architect was killed that afternoon. His gravesite was deemed safe.
Luke (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The plan was subjected to mark so that Tim didn’t have to deal with the work.
2. The submarine was heading towards the island.
3. Paul submerged his baby toy into the bathtub.
4. A lieutenant is subordinate to a general.
5. In order to get to New York, Bob had to go on a subway.
6. Neil paid a surcharge to a foundation.
7. Some upper-class people have a surplus of food and other supplies.
8. Henry’s family held a surprise party for him.
9. That massive kingdom is very surreal when they show where it is located.
10. The surtax that came through the mail as a bill was uncalled for.
Zane (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. I can't control what happens in my brain while I am subconscious.
2. The subcutaneous tapeworm had to be removed through an extremely painful process.
3. The only way to subdue the wild animal was to shoot it with a sleeping dart.
4. The subfreezing temperatures were much to cold for just a t-shirt and shorts.
5. We are subirrigating because we think it works more effectively.
6. That was such a superb movie I think I will see it again soon.
7. Do not superimpose your superficial ideas onto me!
8. Everyone must report to the superintendent before they pass any new rules.
9. My sentences are so superior to everyone else's that it is not even funny.
10. That supervisor standing over my shoulder is really getting on my nerves.
Annika (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1) After the feast, there was a surplus of food, so people had to bring it home.
2) I gave the cashier a surcharge of money, so she gave me change.
3) I was surprise to see my aunt come to the party.
4) My dream was so surreal that it had unicorns in it.
5) The supervisor is the only problem to our plan.
6) My favorite subject is lunch.
7) The women became subconscious after she got hit in the head.
8) I always wondered how a submarine worked.
9) I had to submerge into the water to pass the swimming test.
10) When someone gets frost bite, I am guessing that the temperature is subfreezing.
Gregory (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The dictator subjected the people to his will, so they follow his orders.
2. The American submarine was sailing towards the enemy cruiser, while staying off radar.
3. The captain saw a speedboat and ordered the submarine to submerge.
4. The subordinates quickly followed his orders to avoid being spotted.
5. The evil dictator was arrested eating a sandwich at a subway.
6. The people were happy to no longer be surcharged for everything.
7. The submarine had a surplus of torpedoes, which were launched at the dictator’s flagship cruiser.
8. The surprise was not expected by the second in command who turned himself in.
9. The moment was surreal for the baddies; the flagship was suddenly sunk, the second in command jailed, and the dictator arrested.
10. The surtax was ended and the country was at peace and happiness again.
Sarah (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. She was subconscious about her test on Monday.
2. He subdued the random sheep.
3. The sugar coated marshmallows tasted the opposite if superb.
4. The high class cruise was absolutely superb.
5.The supervisor was sick, so there was no one to watch over them.
Sheridan (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1) Although she was just as present as everyone else in the room the girl was subconscious to almost everything going on.
2)The doctors had to cut the subcutaneous virus out of the patient before it spread through out the whole body.
3) Screaming and yelling was not the best environment for the students so the teacher subdued the situation by blowing her whistle.
4)The thermometer agreed with us that it felt very subfreezing outside that morning.
5)Earlier farmers would subirrigate their crops for the best product.
6)He showed superb thinking by coming up with a solution for their problem so quickly especially since it was so detailed.
7)When the young solider died in the war the family came and superimposed a small covering over his body.
8) Though it's a sad disappointment they won't be with us next year we are all glad that she is making it up to superintendent of all the schools in the district.
9)The arrogant girl thought that she was superior above everyone else.
10) The newbie was called to be a last minute supervisor when the real one called in sick.
Patrick (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1.) My favorite subject is P.E.
2.) The submarine sank the ship.
3.) The subway car was packed with people.
4.) The party was a suprise.
5.) The surreal was overwelming
6.) The idea for the party was superb.
7.) The king was superior.
8.) The superintendent typed the paper up.
9.) The supervisor kept order in the summer camp.
Patrick (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
10.)The paper was subdue.
Joe (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
My favorite subject in school is math and science.
The submarine travels under water to blow up enemy ships.
Some rocks in the lake are totally submerged in the water.
A type of clause in called the subordinate clause.
I ride the subway to the city sometimes.
The man was surcharged with murder.
There was such a surplus of corn this year that the farm didn't know where to store it all.
My parents threw me a surprise birthday party.
The tax's so surreal the man was shocked at the price.
The mans surtax was very weird.
Joey (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
I was going to copy someone's homework, but my subconscious told me not to.
The doctor gave me a shot subcutaneous.
I will one day subdue my shyness.
I wish I could freeze things to subfreezing temperatures.
A lot of people subirrigate time capcules.
My group is going to do a superb job on the science fair this year.
After school, I superimposed my backpack on my bed.
The new superintendent is Mrs. Bassman.
I am superior to my sister in many ways.
In our science group, one of us has to be the supervisor.
Frazer (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
The subconscious driver hit the small grey cat as it walked across the street; now it is only a natural speed bump.
The veins are subcutaneous and appear blue because of the blood inside them.
In the movie Wolverine Striker subdues dead-pool and does not let him talk and he obeys his every command.
The water started to freeze once the temperature got to subfreezing in the glass.
The large tree got its water from the ground in the deep damp soil in the process of subirrigating.
He did superbly on his test and he was so happy he studied for so long because it payed off.
He superimposed the glass by putting it on the table.
The superintendent was happy because his business was thriving.
He was the superior being because he had superpowers, he called himself Superman!
The supervisor of the store made sure everyone was doing their jobs the right way.
Riley (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
The test subject was not harmed.
The cookies were shaped like yellow submarines.
The man was submerged in sewage up to his eyeballs.
The private was not used to being a subordinate to anyone.
The country hick did not like the busy subway.
The surcharge for first class mailing was $2.00.
The farmer had a surplus of corn; 300 lbs. of it.
The old man was surprised when the 30 year old woman asked him to dance.
The whole 3D experience is surreal.
The politician in Oakland wished to charge a surtax of two extra percent.
~Courtney~ (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
Sub- + Super- sentences:
1. I’m sorry about your loss in court, but I am going to have to subject you to a year in jail.
2. When I was on the shore with my friend, we saw a submarine go under the water until we couldn’t see it anymore.
3. When we saw the alka-seltzer tablet submerge, it was fizzing up.
4. As citizens, we are subordinate to the president or vice-president.
5. A lot of people take the subway especially in New York.
6. The surcharge of the car was $100.00.
7. The Indians had a surplus of fish, so they covered them in salt and froze them.
8. That surprise birthday party was unreal.
9. A person having purple eyes at birth and blue hair is so surreal.
10. There should be surtax on cigarettes because they’re bad for you.
Colleen (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The patient was in a coma and totally subconscious.
2. That subcutaneous virus is very harmful.
3. I tried to subdue the wildly barking dog, but she would not listen.
4. In states such as North Dakota, the temperature is often subfreezing during the winter.
5. It would be more effective to subirrigate those plants.
6. She is often subject to epilepsy attacks.
7. Have you heard the song, "Yellow Submarine", by the Beatles?
8. Submerge the sponge and it will soak up water.
9. Even though I am subordinate to her, I hope to be above her one day.
10. There are many subways in New York City.
Chris (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
We have a new shipment coming in we need to get rid of all this SURPLUS within the week.
Since my mother was out of town and my father was at work I had to take the SUBWAY to my aunts house.
The SUBMARINE from the world war was found on the bottom of the ocean.
The computer was so much the SUBORDINATE charge was to much we had to bring it back.
"This chapter's SUBJECT is based on China's history" said Miss McMillan.
The supervisor said that we could not leave the cabin and if we did he would call our parents.
My older brother was talking down to me and when I said something he would say shut your mouth I'm SUPERIOR to you.
When I got my test my mom yelled "This is SUPERB."
The test was SUBDUE to what I deserved.
Nick (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
Prefixes
1.The subjects we have to learn in school are math, science, social studies, language arts, writing literature, religion and spanish
2.The song The Yellow Submarine is a great Beatles song.
3.The subways in New York are very crowded with people going to work.
4.I finally submerged from the water gasping for air.
5.I didn't know I was going to have a surprise birthday party.
6.The surplus number of crops was so gigantic that we had enough food to last for years.
7.The subordinate worker want to some day become a manager.
8.The surtax I had to pay was way over what I usually pay.
9.That was really surreal I never seen that happen.
10. I had to surcharge for my book because it was over due.
Grady (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
I will subject you to work for McDonalds. I have always wanted to go under water in a submarine. The submarine submerged into the water. A knight is subordinate to a king. The subway goes under the streets and is really loud. We got an extra surcharge for our credit card debt because it maxed out. Native Americans always needed surplus fish for the winter. My family had a surprise party for my sister when it was her birthday. Ghosts can seem surreal or unbelievable. We had a surtax because we have 3 cars, not 2.
George (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
The subject I dislike the most literature.
I went inside a submarine in Hawaii.
The submarine submerged into the ocean.
My dad is a subordinate to an admiral.
I have never been in a subway.
I have never been surcharged by a waiter at a restaurant.
The farmer had a surplus of wheat.
I went to a surprise party for my cousin Miles.
I saw a surreal athlete in the Olympics.
My parents didn’t like the new surtax.
Connor (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
The subjet of the conversation was cheese.
A U.S. submarine costs 2.7 billion dollars.
I will submerge this bottel under water.
I rode the subway last night and it smelled funny.
I own a very subordinate company.
Would you please just surcharge it to my hotel room.
I have a surplus of tropical drinks in Hawaii, I would offer you some but your not in hawaii!
It was quite a suprise that when I got on the plane, the toilet was broken.
It is very surreal in Hawaii, unlike at school.
I don't know what surtax means.
Samantha (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1)Somewhere in her subconscious, she knew that what she was doing was wrong.
2) The doctors soon realized, much to the patient’s dismay, that the disease was subcutaneous
3)The excellent babysitter was able to subdue the crying children with lollipops.
4)As she stepped outside into the subfreezing yard, she realized that she forgot to put on shoes and ran inside before her feet froze.
5)The carrot farmers found a way to subirrigate the carrots from the underwater river.
6) The student was told she did a superb job on her prefix sentences.
7) The thoughful mother superimposed a blanket over her daughter who was asleep on the couch.
8) Our principal was just promoted to assistant superintendent of the diocese.
9) “Adults are your superiors and must be treated as so,” she said seriously, and the raucus teenagers began to laugh hysterically.
10) The students were careful to look perfect in front of the supervisor, but untucked their shirts and rolled their skrts when she turned her back.
andy (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The SUBJECT of the school is mainly math because it is the most important one.
2. The SUBMARINE landed on the shore and got pushed back to the ocean.
3. The SUBMERGED submarine got pushed back to the ocean.
4. The SUBORDINATE teacher is the best aid ever.
5. I took the SUBWAY to the get LA.
6. I SURCHARGED the criminal for the crime.
7. The SURPLUS of skin on the tiger allows the mom to pick it up by the neck.
8. My family did a SURPRISE party for my brothers.
9. The cake was so SURREAL in taste.
10. I ahted the SURTAX on the fish sandwich.
steven (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. Even though she was singing the song correctly, she was remembering the lyrics subconsciously.
2. The splinter was subcutaneous and could not be removed with tweezers.
3. After he subdued the people he started to expand his cult.
4. When I was on the mountain, I thought I would die because it was subfreezing and windy.
5. We put a water system that would subirrigate the plants and crops.
6. Everyone in the audience thought the play was superb and gave us a standing ovation.
7. I superimposed myself with the president as he was in the airplane.
8. None of the people were sure what to do so they called the superintendent for advice.
9. He was my superior and I had to respect his authority.
10. The supervisor checks on everyone to make sure that they are doing what they are told.
Alicia (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. As a part of the group project when we are finished with our part we are to subject it to someone else who hasn’t done their part yet.
2. People who study life under water sometimes have to go in a submarine in order to get a better look at some of the things down there.
3. Before you begin washing the dishes you have to submerge the sponge in water, and then put soap on it.
4. The vice- president is the subordinate of the President; they have less power than the President does.
5. In New York a lot of people take the subway to wherever they want to go.
6. The man decided that he wanted to be generous so he paid the surcharge.
7. The surplus food was given to the people who needed food at the shelter.
8. For his 21st birthday his friends gave him a surprise party.
9. When I had just won the lottery I had to pinch myself to make sure that this surreal moment was true.
10. Since he had bought something out of the ordinary he had surtax.
Jacob (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
The subject of book was Mr. Harry Johnson.
The submarine dived down 400 feet under the surface of the ocean.
He submerged his clothes I water to get the Ragu sauce off of them.
The subordinate teacher was very happy with her job.
He took a ride on the subway in New York.
The surcharge on a can of beans is fifteen cents.
The farmers had a surplus of potatoes and beans after the big harvest.
She was unaware of the surprise party that was scheduled at her house later that day by her daughter.
Her attitude is so surreal that people don’t want to be around her.
It annoys me when I don’t have the correct change for the surtax on my groceries.
Alexa. (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. I subjected her to get me anything that I wanted.
2. The submarine went under the water and went across the Pacific Ocean.
3. The person on the dunk tank was fully submerged in the water when the other person hit the target.
4. A subordinate should follow directions of her boss.
5. I used the subway to get from New York to Manhattan.
6. The surcharge of the candy was 57 cents.
7. The farmer had surplus of crops, so he sold the extra.
8. All of my friends surprised me when they had planned me a surprise birthday party.
9. The girl was talking about the alien dog which I thought was surreal.
10. The surtax was way more than I expected and way more than the amount of money that I had at the time.
grant (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
Subconscious: The person was Subconscious after her got punched. Subcutaneous: The subcutaneous cut was under the skin. Subdue: We need to subdue the noisy crowd. Subfreezing: Absolute zero is subfreezing and is the coldest temperature. Subirrigate: Some people prefer to subirrigate their crops. Superb: You did a superb job on the test! Superimpose: You need to superimpose the paper to make it more sturdy. Superintendent: The superintendent gave them orders to work harder. Superior: The superior man was a genius. Supervisor: The supervisor wanted to make sure everyone was doing their work.
Makenzie (unauthenticated)
May 4, 2009
1. The student’s favorite subject was science, so it’s not surprising that she wants to be a doctor when she grows up.
2. They boarded the submarine to learn about the under-water plant life.
3. Though the water seemed a little cold when I first entered it, when I was fully submerged, the water seemed much warmer.
4. The nurse is subordinate to the doctor, which is weird because the doctor is also her daughter!
5. He took the subway to get to work each morning.
6. The tax was added as a surcharge to the price of the meal.
7. Do to the lack of people at the class, we had a surplus of the materials used in it.
8. The surprise birthday party given by her family for her birthday turned out to not be as much of a surprise thanks to her little brother.
9. Winning the Olympics was to amazing to the young athlete that the whole experience became surreal.
10. In addition to the regular tax, a surtax has been added on and I’m not sure why.
Claire =P (unauthenticated)
May 5, 2009
1. The SUBJECT of today’s discussion will be weather or not I have used the right form of the word in question.
2. At one point, SUBMARINES were so "technologically impaired" that most people died in them because of the high undersea pressure and the lack of oxygen.
3. Once the submarines had SUBMERGED, the aforementioned undersea pressures would, essentially, crush them.
4. Although she pretended to be completely accepting of her SUBORDINATE role, the new employee was only trying to learn the ropes before she began vying for a higher position.
5. When the young runaways got on the SUBWAY, their dog started sniffing around, and she found a bomb in one of the briefcases.
6. For weeks now, the young child had been saving his money to buy the shark tooth necklace inside the store window, but the man at the counter said the sign was wrong, and that he wouldn’t apply the SURCHARGE, so Kyle bought a pack of gum with the extra money.
7. With all of the SURPLUS food that had been harvested and saved the year before, the gruesome drought barely affected the small country.
8. “SURPRISE!!!”, the guests yelled as unsuspecting Charlotte walked in on her surprise party.
9. What with her annoying twin brothers, overprotective parents, and her dog that had been trained as a spy, Taylor’s supernatural abilities made her life almost SURREAL, even though she had been living through it for almost 13 years now.
10. After having a nightmare about the bills, she “awoke” into another nightmare in which her kids were charging her SURTAX after surtax.