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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 ‘

Affixes

Affixes

An affix is an word attachment to a root or stem that gives a word a different meaning.



Prefixes

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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bi, di

two

bicycle

bilingual

biannual

ante-

before

antebellum - before the war

ante meridiem - before noon

auto-

by oneself or itself

automobile - moves by itself

anti-

opposite, against

anti-social - hostile or harmful to society

antisemitism

mis- (wrong)

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

un-

not, lacking

wanted - unwanted

do - undo

employed - unemployed

able - unable

dis- (lack of, not)

not, lacking


dislike - don't like

disagree - don't agree

disappear - vanish

in-

not -

illegal - not legal

impossible - not possible

ignorant - not knowing

ignoble - not noble

irretional - not rational

irresponsible - not responsible

ir - (before r)

irresponsible

irrational

irregretable

ig (before g or n)
im- (before m,p)

impossible - not possible

immobile - cannot move

il- (before l)

illegal

illogical

pre-

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

Suffixes are a letter or group of letters added to the ending of words to change their meaning or function. 

ly

Forming adverbs from adjectives:


happy - happily

nice - nicely

sad - sadly

glad - gladly

-ness

quality or state

Used to create abstract nouns from adjectives.

happy - happiness

kind - kindness

polite - politeness

sick - sickness

sad - sadness

-ful

full of or notable of

harm - harmful

help - helpful

beauty - beautiful

care - careful

shame - shameful

-en

Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives:

sweet - sweeten

hard - harden

loose - loosen

height - heighten

strength - strengthen

-er

someone who performs an action:

dancer

writer

singer

worker

player


-able (able to)

able or capable of, causing


enjoy - enjoyable

read - readable

wash - washable

reason - reasonable

comfort - comfortable

-less

without, not able to

rest - restless

thought - thoughtless

hope - hopeless

help - helpless

fear - fearless