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AFFIXES and ROOTS
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There will be a quiz at the end.

2. AFFIXES
These are WORD ELEMENTS that are attached to the BASE or ROOT of a word.
A ROOT WORD is a word that has a PREFIX, SUFFIX or BOTH added to it.
There are TWO kinds of AFFIXES:
PREFIXES- a word part added to the BEGINNING of a word.
SUFFIXES– a word part added to the END of a word.

3. COMMON PREFIXES PREFIX MEANING AC; A; AD; AF; AS ARCH AUT; AUTO
CO; COM; CON
CONTRA
DIS
E; EX EN
EPI
EQUI; EQUA
TOWARD
FIRST; CHIEF
SAME; SELF
WITH
AGAINST
APART FROM; NOT
OUT OF
IN; WITHIN
UPON
EQUAL

4. COMMON PREFIXES PREFIX MEANING IN INTER INTRA; INTRO MILLE NON PER PRE
SUR
TRANS UN
INTO; IN
BETWEEN; AMONG
WITHIN
THOUSAND
NOT
THROUGH; COMPLETE
BEFORE
ABOVE; OVER
ACROSS
NOT; AGAINST

5. COMMON SUFFIXES SUFFIX MEANING ABLE; IBLE AL; IAL ATE; ITE; IZE ED
ENCE
ENT; ANT
ER; OR
EST
FUL IC
CAPABLE OF; WORTHY OF
OF; RELATING TO
ACT ON; CAUSE TO HAPPEN
PAST TENSE ; ALREADY HAPPENED
ACTION; PROCESS; QUALITY OF
BEING IN A CONDITION
ONE WHO
THE HIGHEST QUALITY; ORDER OR DEGREE
FULL OF
CONSISTING OF; RELATING TO

6. COMMON SUFFIXES SUFFIX MEANING ING ION; TION LESS LY MENT OUS; TIOUS S
TIVE; IVE
TUDE Y
PRESENT PARTICIPLE; HAPPENING NOW
RESULT OF; STATE OF
WITHOUT
LIKE; HAVING CHARACTERISTIC OF
ACTION; PROCESS
HAVING THE QUALITY OF
MORE THAN ONE
CAUSING; TO CAUSE
CONDITION OF