Derivation and word formation

Definition

In morphology, derivation is the process of creating a new word out of an old word,

usually by adding a prefix or a suffix.
By the ending or the beginning of the word we can recognize the category of the
word.
Prefixes and suffixes are sets of letters that are added to the beginning or end of
another word. They are not words in their own right and cannot stand on their own
in a sentence: if they are printed on their own they have a hyphen before or after
them.
Prefixes
Prefixes are added to the beginning of an existing word in order to create a new
word with a different meaning. For example:

word prefix new word

happy un- unhappy
cultura
multi- multicultural
l
work over- overwork
space cyber- cyberspace
supermarke
market super-
t

Suffixes are added to the end of an existing word. For example:

wor
suffix new word
d
child -ish childish
work -er worker
taste -less tasteless
idol -ize/-ise idolize/idolise
like -able likeable
The addition of a suffix often changes a word from one word class to another. In
the table above, the verb like becomes the adjective likeable, the
noun idol becomes the verb idolize, and the noun child becomes the
adjective childish.
Prefixes

Look for the root of the word and write the meaning in front of the word

Re recover

Decline

International

Transplant

Unbelievable

bicycle

Return

Triplets

Undecided

Subterranean

Antismoking
 Compound words

Are words formed by joining two words each one with its own meaning and both
together make another one. Follow the examples to complete the compound words
 
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Directions: Put the two smaller words together to make

a compound word
1. Sun + shine = ______________________
2. Camp + fire = ______________________
3. Back + pack = ______________________
4. Base + ball = ______________________
5. Sun + flower = ______________________
6. Rattle + snake = ______________________
7. Horse + back = ______________________
8. Skate + board = ______________________
9. Butter + fly = ______________________
10. Some + thing = ______________________
11. Pepper + mint = ______________________
12. Foot + prints = ______________________
13. Water + melon = ______________________
14. Cheese + burger = ______________________
15. Blue + berry = _____