Prefix, Suffix and root week 3

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-tion

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changes a verb to a noun, suffix only

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Mid-

Back

middle of

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Re-

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AGAIN; BACK

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Anti-

Back

AGAINST

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Over-

Back

EXCESSIVE; ABOVE

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Prefix

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A word part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.

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Suffix

Back

A word part added to the end of a root word to change its meaning.

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Root word

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The base part of a word that gives it meaning.

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Example of a prefix: Un-

Back

Means 'not', as in 'unhappy'.

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Example of a suffix: -ful

Back

Means 'full of', as in 'joyful'.