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Prefixes: Inglés Profesional 2 Marco Antonio Meza Pérez Palma
Prefixes: Inglés Profesional 2 Marco Antonio Meza Pérez Palma
Prefixes: Inglés Profesional 2 Marco Antonio Meza Pérez Palma
Inglés Profesional 2
Marco Antonio Meza Pérez Palma
English words
ab + duct + ed
prefix + root + suffix
away from + to + verb: past tense
lead/pull
abducted means ”pulled or lead away from”
i.e. The general was abducted by masked gunmen.
More than one root
Prefixes: Suffixes:
un- undo -ful joyful
re- refill -ly sadly
un for forward -ness kindness
fortunate
Roots and affixes
• Root
• is a set of letters that have meaning
• It is the basis of the word .
• Affixes
• Added to the root to create a new word.
• Before: prefix
• After: suffix
• Example:
• The Latin root -ject means “throw”
• So project can mean “to throw forward”