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What is the term for the parts added to the beginning of roots or root words?
What is the term for the parts added to the beginning of roots or root words?
- Suffixes
- Affixes
- Root words
- Prefixes (correct)
What is the most common prefix that means 'not' or 'opposite of'?
What is the most common prefix that means 'not' or 'opposite of'?
- Re-
- Un- (correct)
- Dis-
- Mis-
What do the suffixes -s and -es commonly indicate?
What do the suffixes -s and -es commonly indicate?
- More than one or plural (correct)
- Action or process
- Past tense
- Opposite meaning
If you add -es to the word 'wish', what does it indicate?
If you add -es to the word 'wish', what does it indicate?
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What is the process of forming many new words by adding an affix to a Latin or Greek root or root word?
What is the process of forming many new words by adding an affix to a Latin or Greek root or root word?
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Affixes and Word Formation
- The parts added to the beginning of roots or root words are called prefixes.
- The most common prefix that means 'not' or 'opposite of' is 'un-'.
- The suffixes -s and -es commonly indicate plural nouns.
- Adding -es to the word 'wish' indicates a plural noun, making the word 'wishes'.
- The process of forming many new words by adding an affix to a Latin or Greek root or root word is called derivation.
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