The Power of Affixes in English Grammar: Creating Versatile Words

📚 An affix is a letter or group of letters added to a root word to change its meaning.

🔠 Prefixes and suffixes are terms used to describe further affixes.

🌱 New words are created from root words using affixes.

🔑 The main idea is to create different words with different meanings in English by adding prefixes and suffixes.

✅ Common examples of prefixes include dis-, ir-, un-, re- and their meanings are the opposite or negation of the base word.

🔄 The prefix 're-' indicates repetition or returning to a previous state.

📚 Affixes are important linguistic elements, including prefixes and suffixes.

🔡 Examples of common affixes include -ed, -ing, -ly, and -es.

📝 Affixes are used in various grammatical forms, such as gerunds, adjectives, and plurals.