Unit 1: The Saviour of Mankind (grade/class: 9) Exercise/ Affixation, suffix and prefix, root words.

 


C. 2: What is Affixation?

Affixation is a process of word formation by adding a prefix or suffix to a root word.

  • Prefix: A prefix is a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word. It can change the meaning of the word, such as in the words "unhappy" and "misplace." Some common prefixes include:

    • un-: meaning "not" (e.g., unhappy, unfair)
    • re-: meaning "again" or "back" (e.g., rewrite, rebuild)
    • dis-: meaning "the opposite of" (e.g., disagree, dislike)
    • pre-: meaning "before" (e.g., preview, preface)
    • in-: meaning "not" or "within" (e.g., incomplete, indoor).

In the above content the root words are happy, fair, write, build, agree, like, view, face, complete, door.

More Prefix:
Root words Prefix

  • Author co-author

  • Necessary unnecessary

  • Fair unfair

  • Moral immoral

  • Tie untie

  • Danger endanger

  • Conscious unconscious

  • Fortune misfortune


  • Suffix: A suffix is a group of letters that is added to the end of a word. It can change the meaning of the word, or it can change the word's grammatical function (e.g., from a noun to a verb). Some common suffixes include:

    • -ness: meaning "state of being" (e.g., happiness, sadness)
    • -ly: meaning "like" or "in a way that is" (e.g., happily, sadly)
    • -er: meaning "one who does something" (e.g., teacher, writer)
    • -ing: forming the present participle of a verb (e.g., running, jumping)
    • -ed: forming the past tense of a verb (e.g., walked, talked).
In the above content the root words are happy, sad, teach, write, run, jump, walk, talk.


More suffix:

  Root words Suffix

  • Kind kindness

  • Care careless

  • Postpone postponement

  • Adjust adjustment

  • Treat treatment

  • Meaning meaningful

  • Hard hardship

  • Friend friendship

  • Fond fondness

  • Happy happiness

  • Confront comfortable





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