AFFIXATION

An AFFIX is...

• A letter or group of letters added at the end of a word which makes a new word.

• It has two parts: one placed at the beginning of a word and the other placed at the end.

• A letter or a group of letters with a particular meaning that is added to the end or to the beginning of a word to make a new word.

• Words that modify (describe) nouns.

Which of the following statement is true?

• Prefixes are types of circumfixes

• Circumfixes are types of affixes

• Circumfixes are the same thing as suffixes

• There are no circumfixes in English

Mark the correct negative form of the word "PERFECT"

• Imperfect

• Aperfect

• Unperfect

• Nonperfect

We can add the suffix ____ to the word "brother" to mean "like a brother".

• -able

• -ize

• -er

• -ly

Chose below the right options for the circumfixe form of the word "considerat":

• un- / -able

• in- / -ion

• a- / -ion

• in- / -able

Which one of the rules of "The Affixation Process" is the right one for the word "RUNNING"?

• Drop the 'e' at the end of the base word if the suffix begins with a vowel

• Change a 'y' to an 'i' before adding the suffix if a consonant comes before the 'y'

• Double the final consonant when it comes after and before a vowel

• Change 'ie' to 'y' when the suffix is '-ing