Root Words, Suffixes and Prefixes

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What is a prefix?

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an affix added to the beginning of a word

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Suffix: an affix added to the end of a word

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an affix added to the end of a word

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Meaning of 'misbehave'?

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behave wrongly

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The prefix 'anti' in 'antihero' means...

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against or the opposite of

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Meaning of beautiful?

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full of beauty

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What happens when a prefix is added to a word?

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the word's meaning changes

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Effect of adding a suffix to a word?

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Changes the meaning and sometimes the part of speech.

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Suffixes for plural: dog → dogs, glass → glasses

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-s/-es

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Adding "-er" to a verb makes it a:

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noun

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Adding "-ness" to an adjective forms a:

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noun