Affixes-Review

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What does the term 'affix' refer to in linguistics?

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An affix is a morpheme that is attached to a word to modify its meaning or create a new word. Affixes can be prefixes, suffixes, infixes, or circumfixes.

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What is a prefix?

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A prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word to alter its meaning.

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What is a suffix?

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A suffix is an affix that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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What does the prefix 'dis-' mean?

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The prefix 'dis-' typically means 'not' or 'the opposite of'.

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What does the prefix 'pre-' mean?

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The prefix 'pre-' means 'before' or 'in advance'.

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What does the prefix 'im-' mean?

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The prefix 'im-' means 'not' or 'without', often used before words starting with 'm' or 'p'.

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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The prefix 're-' means 'again' or 'back'.

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Provide an example of a word with the prefix 'dis-'.

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Disorganized.

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Provide an example of a word with the prefix 'pre-'.

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Prepay.

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Provide an example of a word with the prefix 'im-'.

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Impossible.