Looking for Affixes

• An affix is a word part that is added to a

root or base word. It changes the
______________
meaning of the word.
• Affixes are either __________________
prefixes or
___________________.
suffixes
• A prefix is a word part that is added to the
beginning
_________________ of a root word.
• It changes the __________________
meaning of the
entire word.
 Prefix Definition Example Example
anti- against antisocial antidotes

non- not nonsense nonverbal

over- more than overwork overeat

trans- across transcend transgender

inter- through interview interpretation

super- beyond supersede supercar

semi- part semicircle semi-final

• A suffix is a word part that is added to the
end
__________________ of a root word.
• It changes the __________________
meaning of the
entire word.
 realism

-ism
Impressionism -belief or Expressionism
condition

Idealism
 realist

ist
-
Impressionist -creates a Expressionist
word that
describes a job

Idealist
 Suffix Definition Example Example
-tion the act of direction invitation
-or one who translator operator
does
-ity state of being insanity profanity
-ment state of being enjoyment refreshment
-ic relating to systematic scientific
-ian one who mathematician statistician
does
-ist one who florist seismologist
does