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The document explains the concepts of root words, prefixes, and suffixes, emphasizing their importance in expanding vocabulary and understanding word meanings. It lists the most common prefixes and suffixes, providing examples for each to illustrate their usage. Additionally, it categorizes suffixes into inflectional and derivational types, highlighting their roles in word formation.

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05_07

The document explains the concepts of root words, prefixes, and suffixes, emphasizing their importance in expanding vocabulary and understanding word meanings. It lists the most common prefixes and suffixes, providing examples for each to illustrate their usage. Additionally, it categorizes suffixes into inflectional and derivational types, highlighting their roles in word formation.

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Most Frequent

Affixes (Prefixes
and Suffixes)
Word Beginnings and Endings
You Can Really Use in Reading Text
Root Word
• A root word is a word in its simplest form.
• A root word has nothing added to it.
• Examples:
Do Read
Heat Pack
Write Use
Affixes
• Affixes : word part added to the root word
• Divided in two form :
1. Prefix
2. Suffix
Prefixes
Why Learn Prefixes?
• Prefixes add meaning to thousands of words.
• Learn a few prefixes, and you open up the
meaning of thousands of words.
• The four most frequent prefixes are 97% of
prefixed words!
What Are Prefixes?
• Prefixes are syllables that is added to the
beginning of a root word
• Prefixes combine with words to create new
meanings.
1. Pre + View = Preview (first look)
2. Super + Star = Superstar (top player)
Most Common
Prefixes
1. Anti = against : anti-war, anticlimax
2. De = opposite : depart, deactivate
3. Dis = not/ opposite of: disagree, discard
4. En(m) = cause to : encode, empower
5. Fore = before : forecast
6. In(m) = in : intake, implant
7. Inter = between: interact, interchange
Most Common
Prefixes
8. Mid = Middle : Midway, midnight
9. Mis = Wrongly : Mistake, misuse
10. Non* = Not : Nonsense, nontoxic
11. Over = Over : Overlook, overload
12. Pre = Before : Preview, pretest
13. Re = Again : Return, recall
14. Semi = Half : Semicircle, semifowler
Most Common
Prefixes
15. Sub = Under : Submarine, subway
16. Super = Above: Superstar
17. Trans = Across : Transport, transform
18. Un* = Not : Unfriendly, unlike
19. Under = Under : Undersea
20. In, Im, Il, Ir * = Not : Injustice,
Impossible, Illiterate, Irreligious, irrational
Suffixes
What Are Suffixes?
• Suffixes are syllables that is added to the end
of a root word
• Suffixes combine with words to create new
meanings.
1.Turn + ed = Turned (in the past)
2. Quick + ly = Quickly (how it turned)
Why Learn Suffixes?
• Suffixes add meaning to thousands of
words.
• Learn a few Suffixes, and you open up the
meaning of thousands of words.
• The four most frequent suffixes are 97% of
suffixed words!
Kind of Suffixes
1. Inflectional Suffixes
- added to Noun  plural and possession form
e.g. : drugs, tablets, John’s, Nurses’

- added to Verb  tenses


e.g. : operates, cleans, operated, cleaned

- added to Adjective  degree of comparison


e.g. : younger, youngest, older, oldest
Kind of Suffixes
2. Derivational Suffixes
Noun Adjective Verb Adverb

_ance _able _en _ly


_ancy _ible _ify _ward
_ation _al _ize _wise
_ian _ful
_ism _ish
_ist _ive
_ment _ous
_ness
_ship
_or
_er
Most Common
Suffixes
1. -able, ible = can be done : doable, makeable
2. -al, ial = has property of : personal, global
3. -ed* = past verb : turned, played
4. -en = made of : golden, wooden
5. -er = comparative : higher, faster
6. -er = one who : doer, actor, dancer
7. -est = superlative : best, biggest, fastest
Most Common Suffixes
8. –ful = full of : careful, joyful
9. –ic = having property of : linguistic
10. –ing* = present participle : running
11. –(t)ion = act, process : mediation
12. –(i)ty = state of : infinity, sanity
13. –(t)ive = adjective : massive, conclusive
14. –less = without : fearless, careless
Most Common
Suffixes
15. –ly* = having : quickly, quietly
16. –ment = action, process : enjoyment, treatment
17. –ness = state of : kindness
18. –ous = having : joyous, religious
19. –s* = more than one : books
20. –y = having : snowy, windy
Use these suffixes correctly, and
you look and sound pretty smart.
Can you understand
the meaning of…
- Healthful? :
- Reheat? :
- Uncomfortable? :
- Sadly? :
- Reread? :
- Unlock? :

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