Affix NotesCreated by: Ms. Brezek

AffixA word part that is attached to a base word or a root word that changes the meaning of the word.

Prefixes - A prefix is a word part that is attached to the beginning of a word.

review2 kinds of affixesprefixSuffix - A suffix is a word part that is attached to the end of a word.

reviewingsuffix

Root Words vs. Base WordsA root word is a word part that is left when the affixes are removed. Root words cannot stand alone.Example: exceptPrefix - exroot - cept(cept is not a word by itself, it cannot stand alone.)A base word is a word that can stand alone when the affixes are removed.Example: insidePrefix - inBase - side(side is a word, it can stand alone.)

Top 5 Prefixesprefix meaningexample

un-not, opposite ofunablere-againrereadin-, im-, ir-, ill-notInactive, immature, irregular, illegaldis-not, opposite ofDishonesten-, em-cause toenable, empower

Top 5 Suffixessuffix meaningexample

-s, -esplurals (more than one)cats, dishes-edpast-tense verbslanded, smelled, wished-ingverb form - happening right nowLaughing-lycharacteristic ofgladly-er, -orperson whopainter, director, teacher

Top 5 Suffixessuffix meaningexample

-s, -esplurals (more than one)cats, dishes-edpast-tense verbslanded, smelled, wished-ingverb form - happening right nowLaughing-lycharacteristic ofgladly-er, -orperson whopainter, director, teacher

How the meaning changesIf you can understand what the word read means, you can figure out what reread means. Re- means to do again, so reread means to read again.If you can understand what jump means, you can figure out what jumped means. -ed means it happened in the past, so someone must have jumped in the past.

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