Affixes

A prefix is added to the

• beginning of the base word

• The end of the base word

• in place of the base word

• under the base word.

A suffix is added to the

• beginning of the base word

• end of the base word

• in place of the base word

• under the base word

What do affixes do the base word?

• Makes the word plural.

• Shows the possessive tense of the word

• Changes the meaning.

• Makes it not a word anymore.

re- means...

What does rebuild mean?

• To not build

• To build again

• Build in the past tense.

• Build from a distance.

What does the suffix ly mean?

• The way something is done.

• Plural

• Past tense

• Being

If something is done cleverly, it is done in a _____ way.

-ful means...

Which other suffix means full of?

• ly

• y

• ies

• ness

The prefix pre- means

• again

• before

• never

• not