Word Formation (prefix, root word, suffix, and affix)



  • Prefixes are added to the beginning of an existing word in order to create a new word with a different meaning.
  • Suffixes are added to the end of an existing word.
  • An affix literally “fix”es itself to a root word or a stem word. An affix changes the meaning of a word. An affix may be attached to the beginning or the end of a root or stem word. If an affix is attached to the beginning of a word, it is called a prefix. If an affix is attached to the end of a word, it is called a suffix. Some root or stem words may have both an affix and a suffix or multiple affixes and suffixes in order to make new words and to change the meaning of the root or stem word.
Example:
No
Prefix
Root word
Suffix
1
Un
Happy
Ly
Unhappily (Affix)
2UnDevelopEd
UnderDevelopMent
-DevelopEr
-DevelopAble
-DevelopMental
-DevelopIng
3-ActIve
-ActIvism
-ActIvity
-ActInism
-ActIonable
-ActIvated
-ActIng
-ActIon
-ActOr
-ActRess
-ActUally




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