5.AFFIXATION

 

AFFIXATION

An affix is a group of letters that are generally added to the beginning or the end of a root word that can change the word's meaning.

SUFFIXES

Suffixes are syllables added to the end of words to change or add to their meaning. They often change a word’s part of speech, thereby also changing how the word functions in a sentence. Suffixes tell you whether a word is a person, place, or thing (a noun); an action or state of being (a verb); or a modifier, which is a word that describes (an adjective or adverb).

In other words a suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word

PREFIXES

Prefixes are syllables attached to the beginning of words to change or add to the meaning of the root word in some way

A prefix is a letter or group of letters attached to the beginning of a word that partly indicates its meaning.

REFERENCES

Sims, M. H. (2010). Understanding Morphology. In M. H. Sims, Understanding Morphology (p. 20). Euston Road, London: Hodder Education, an Hachette UK Company.