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Affixes
Affixes are word attachments that modify the meaning of a root or stem. Suffixes are added to the end of words, altering their meaning or function. Examples include ‘-able’ which conveys capability, and ‘
by Smadar Zioni 4 years ago
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An affix is an word attachment to a root or stem that gives a word a different meaning.
Prefixes are a type of affix. Prefixes are “pre” (before) “fix”ed (attached) to a root or stem to create a new word with a new meaning.
Prefixes themselves are not words. They must be attached to a root or a stem in order to create new words.
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two
bicycle
bilingual
biannual
before
antebellum - before the war
ante meridiem - before noon
by oneself or itself
automobile - moves by itself
opposite, against
anti-social - hostile or harmful to society
antisemitism
bad, wrong
misunderstand - to fail to understand
misuse - use in the wrong way or for a wrong purpose
misbehave - to behave badly
misleading - deceptive, leading in the wrong direction
not, lacking
wanted - unwanted
do - undo
employed - unemployed
able - unable
not, lacking
dislike - don't like
disagree - don't agree
disappear - vanish
not -
illegal - not legal
impossible - not possible
ignorant - not knowing
ignoble - not noble
irretional - not rational
irresponsible - not responsible
irresponsible
irrational
irregretable
impossible - not possible
immobile - cannot move
illegal
illogical
before
premature - happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time
prepaid - paid in advance
preschool - before school
preview - to show or watch something before it is complete
Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function.
Forming adverbs from adjectives:
happy - happily
nice - nicely
sad - sadly
glad - gladly
quality or state
Used to create abstract nouns from adjectives.
happy - happiness
kind - kindness
polite - politeness
sick - sickness
sad - sadness
full of or notable of
harm - harmful
help - helpful
beauty - beautiful
care - careful
shame - shameful
Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives:
sweet - sweeten
hard - harden
loose - loosen
height - heighten
strength - strengthen
someone who performs an action:
dancer
writer
singer
worker
player
able or capable of, causing
enjoy - enjoyable
read - readable
wash - washable
reason - reasonable
comfort - comfortable
without, not able to
rest - restless
thought - thoughtless
hope - hopeless
help - helpless
fear - fearless
