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Prefixes and Suffixes (Unit two)

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Affixes Prefixes and Suffixes Affixes are the stems that are used either before or after a root word to change the meaning of a word e.g. un+ happy= unhappy and move+ment = movement Prefixes and Suffixes A prefix is a stem that is used before a root word that changes its meaning e.g. dis+honest= dishonest A suffix is a stem that is used at the end of a root word that changes its meaning. e.g. happy+ness= happiness Prefixes Negative prefixes (Making Opposite Words/Antonyms In   Insufficient, insane, invalid, inappropriate Un   Unemployment, unproductive, unadvisable, unhappiness im   impolite, improper, imperfect, impious ir   irregular, irrational, irretrievable, irrevocable anti   antinational, anticlockwise, antidote, antisocial, antiseptic, antibody dis   disable, disagree, disappear, disappoint, dislike, de   debug, defog, deselect, decode, detoxify mis   Misbehave, miscalculate, misfortune, misfit, misspell, misunderstand, mislead, misinform More Prefixes Ante -(before) antenatal