Base Words - THE AFFIXES

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FORM ONE

THE AFFIXES:
IDENTIFYING BASE WORD
THE AFFIXES

THE PREFIX
 The affix that comes before the words
The prefix examples
Dis_ Disable
Re_ Return
Review
Un_ Unimportant
Ab_ Abnormal
Pre_ Pre-history
Mis_ Misunderstand
Post_ Post-test
THE AFFIXES

THE SUFFIX
 The affix that comes after the words
The suffix Examples
_able useable
_ing Drawing
_es / _s Washes
Books
_ion Collection
_ed Walked
_ful Thankful
_er Runner
bigger
The suffix Examples
_or Actor
_ly Quickly
_est largest
_less Useless
shameless
_ness madness
THE AFFIXES

But some words have prefix and suffix at the same


time.
Examples: Unbelieveable
Misundertanding
Undeniable
Rewashable
DIVIDE THE BASE WORDS WITH THE
AFFIXES
The words answers
Unfriendly un + friend +ly
Praying
Yearly
Reviewing
Sadness
Childless
Editor
Incomplete
Ungraceful
climbed
WRITE THE BASE WORDS FOR THE WORDD
GIVEN
THE WORDS BASE WORDS
1. RETURN TURN
2. ASKING
3. PROUDLY
4. REARRANGED
5. WEAKEST
6. NONBELIEVER
7. PRACTICING
ADD THE SUITABLE AFFIXES FOR THE
WORD GIVEN

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