Affixation

Definition
AFFIXATION

DECIDE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES ARE DEFINITIONS OF

AFFIXATION AND WHICH ONES DESCRIBE THE EFFECT IT HAS ON WORDS.
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AFFIXATION

It’s a morphological process.

It forms new words
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It consists in adding affixes to roots or bases.
It modifies the meaning of words.

It varies the function of words.

Addition of a morpheme - a particle or affix to the

beginning or end of a “stem” or base word.
AFFIXATION

Affixation is a morphological process

which consists in adding affixes to
roots or bases of words.

There are 3 types of affixes.

LET'S SEE THEM.

Types of Affixes
Prefix
Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before
the stem of a word. Adding it to the
beginning of one word changes it into
another word.
a prefix is also called a
preformative, because it alters
the form of the words to
which it is affixed.
Prefix
Prefixes play a significant role in shaping
the meaning of words in the English
language. They help to convey different
shades of meaning and make the language
more descriptive and expressive.
Types
Negative Prefixes: “un-” or “dis-“, express the opposite or negation of the
meaning of the base word. For example, “happy” becomes “unhappy” with the
addition of the negative prefix “un-“.

Reversative Prefixes: “un-” or “dis-“, indicate a reversal of action or change of

state. For example, “tie” becomes “untie” with the addition of the reversative
prefix “un-“.

Dispositive Prefixes: “de-” or “dis-“, indicate a removal or separation of

something. For example, “connect” becomes “disconnect” with the addition of
the dispositive prefix “dis-“.

Locative Prefixes: “pre-” or “post-“, indicate a location or position in relation to

something else. For example, “war” becomes “pre-war” with the addition of the
locative prefix “pre-“.

Infix
Infix
An infix is a word element (a type of affix) that can be
inserted within the base form of a word—rather than
at its beginning or end—to create a new word or
intensify meaning

Prefix Infix Suffix

Infix
Infixes are relatively rare in English, but you can find
them in the plural forms of some words

cupful
spoonful
Mother-in-law
passerby
Infix
Infixes are relatively rare in English, but you can find
them in the plural forms of some words

cupSful
spoonSful
MotherS-in-law
passerSby
Types of Affixes
SUFFIXES
SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

-ious / ous Characterized by. Religious, ridiculous, jealous.

A process, state or Decoration,

-ion
result. presentation, decision.

A belief or Judaism, Catholicism,

-ism
condition. realism.

-ist A person Florist, dentist.

Narrator, doctor,
-er/or A person (one who…)
firefighter.
 An action or state Measurement,
-ment
(condition) argument, achievement.

-able Able to be. Capable, reusable.

-ness State of being. Heaviness, sickness.

Friendship, citizenship,
-ship Position held.
membership.

Endless, useless,
-less Without.
careless.
 Cheerful,
stressful,
Full of (with a lot
-ful painful.
of).

UNpainFUL.

Expressive,
Tendency, inclination, active,
-ive
character or quality. informative,
massive.
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