root of a word to change its meaning An affix added to the front of a word is known as a prefix An affix added to added to the back of a root word is known as a ID: 458838
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An affix is added to the
root
of a word to change its meaning. - An affix added to the front of a word is known as a prefix. - An affix added to added to the back of a root word is known as a suffix.
AffixesSlide3
Here are some examples of affixes
:
incapable (the affix is the prefix in.)ex-President (the affix is the prefix ex-.)Laughing
(
t
he affix is the suffix
ing
.)Slide4
Most Common Prefixes
.
The four most common prefixes are: dis-, in-, re-, and un-. These account for over 95% of prefixed words.Most Common Suffixes. The four most common suffixes are:
-
ed
,
-
ing
,
-
ly
, and
-
es
. These account for over 95% of suffixed words.