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Affixes

The document discusses prefixes and suffixes, which are affixes that can be added to the beginning or end of root words to change their meaning. Prefixes are affixes added at the beginning of a word and usually provide a clue about the word's meaning, while suffixes are affixes added at the end and can change the meaning or purpose of the word. Examples of common prefixes and suffixes and their meanings are provided.

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Affixes

The document discusses prefixes and suffixes, which are affixes that can be added to the beginning or end of root words to change their meaning. Prefixes are affixes added at the beginning of a word and usually provide a clue about the word's meaning, while suffixes are affixes added at the end and can change the meaning or purpose of the word. Examples of common prefixes and suffixes and their meanings are provided.

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AFFIXES

(Prefix and Suffix)


The carabao is a swamp-
type domestic water
buffalo native to the
Philippines. It has been
declared as our national
animal, due to its aid in the
first Philippine Revolution.
Prefix Root Suffix
word

Which word in the picture is referred to by


each item?
1. A base word to which other word parts
are added; has a specific meaning
Prefix Root Suffix
word

2. Word part attached at the beginning of


a base word; has a meaning that adds to
the meaning of the base word
Prefix Root Suffix
word

3. Is added at the end of a base word;


usually has no specific meaning
 Affix is a group of
letters that are
added to the
beginning or the end
of a root word that
can change the
word’s meaning.
 Prefix is the affix that
comes at the
beginning of a word.
Common prefixes
give the reader a
clue about the word’s
meaning.
an Meaning to be without
anti Meaning against
bi Meaning two
contra Meaning against
dis Meaning not
ex Meaning without/ not
including
homo Meaning the same
inter Meaning between
micro Meaning small
pre Meaning before
tetra Meaning four
tri Meaning three
un Meaning not
uni Meaning one
 is a series of
letters added at
the end of a
word
 It changes the
meaning or
purpose of the
word
-able Which means able to do

-acy Which means quality

-er Which means someone who does


something
-esque Which means similar to

-ish Which means having a similar


quality
-ism Which means belief

-ist Which means who does something


Using the chart below, write the newly formed
words numbered 1 to 16 on your notebook.
Make some necessary changes in the spelling
of words (p. 46)
1-unsafe 2-distress 3-inability 4-example
5-retrieve 6-inhabit 7-imprint 8-magical
9-beautiful 10-maturity 11-hairy 12-usefulness
13- reliance 14-dependence 15-development
16-abundant
Homework

 Read the origin of the World by


Abdullah T. Madale (pp. 47-
48)
 Define Myth

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