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Difference Between Affix Prefix and Suffix

August 4, 2016

by Hasa

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Main Difference – Affix vs Prefix vs Suffix

An affix is a morpheme (a minimal unit of meaning in language) that is attached to the word stem (base word) to create a new word. Affixes can be basically categorized into two main types known as prefixes and suffixes. Prefixes are added to the front of a word whereas suffixes are added to the back of a word. This is the main difference between affix prefix and suffix. Some additional differences are caused by this difference in structure and position.

In this article, we’ll look at,

1. What is an Affix? – Definition, Function, Features and Examples

2. What is a Prefix? – Definition, Function, Features and Examples

3. What is a Suffix? – Definition, Function, Features and Examples

4. Difference Between Affix Prefix and Suffix – Comparison of Function and Features

What is an Affix

An affix is a set of letters that are attached to the root or the stem of a word. An affix can also be described as a bound morpheme since it cannot act as a word. That is, an affix cannot stand alone. Affixes can be added to the beginning, middle or to the end of a word. Prefix is an affix at the beginning of a word and suffix is an affix at the end of a word. An infix is an affix that is attached to the middle of a word. (The English language almost has no true infixes) The process of attaching an affix is known as affixation.

Affixes can be derivational or inflectional. A derivational affix results in the formation of a new word.

Care → Careful

Appear → Disappear

An inflectional affix serves as a grammatical marker; it reflects grammatical information about a word.

Boy → Boys

Talk → Talked

Reusable – An Example of Affix

What is a Prefix

A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Prefix is also a bound morpheme since it cannot stand alone. In the English language, all prefixes are derivational. Prefixes usually create words with new meaning.

Examples:

Re (again): regain, rewind, retell, re-establish, recall

Pre (before): preorder, preassembled, prewriting

Un (opposite): unhappy, unopened, unseen, undo

Mis (bad): misspell, misuse, misdemeanor, misdeed

Unopened – An Example of Prefix

What is a Suffix

Suffixes are the affixes that are added to the end of a word. Suffixes often change the lexical category of a word. They can also be used as grammatical markers to indicate grammatical information of a word. Thus, suffixes can be either derivational or inflectional.

Examples:

Derivational Suffixes:

Terminate → Termination

Like →  Likeable

Sing → Singer

Use → Useless

Inflectional Suffixes:

End → Ended

Flower → Flowers

Sing →  Singing

Singer – An Example of Suffix

A word can have both suffixes and prefixes. Given below are some words that contain both prefixes and suffixes.

Unacceptable (prefix: un, stem: accept, suffix: able)

Reusable (prefix: re, stem: use, suffix: able)

Disqualified (prefix: dis, stem: qualify, suffix: ied)

Difference Between Affix Prefix and Suffix

Meaning

Affix is a morpheme that is added to a word to change its meaning or lexical category.

Prefix is an affix that is added to the beginning of a word.

Suffix is an affix that is added at the end of a word.

Position

Affix can be used at the beginning or end of a word.

Prefix can be used at the beginning of a word.

Suffix can be used at the end of a word.

Derivational vs Inflectional

Affix can be derivational or inflectional.

Prefix is derivational.

Suffix can be derivational or inflectional.

Function

Affixes can create new meanings, lexical categories, and act as grammatical markers.

Prefixes mostly change the meaning of a word.

Suffixes often change the lexical category and act as grammatical markers.

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Word Parts

pachy-	thick [prefix]
palat/o	palate
palpit/o	throb, flutter
pan-	all [prefix]
pancreat/o	pancreas
papill/o	nipple, papilla
papul/o	papule, pimple
para	has given birth
para-	beside, near [prefix]
-paresis	weakness, slight paralysis [suffix]
patell/o	patella (knee)
path/o	disease
-pathy	disease [suffix]
pector/o	chest
ped(i/o)	child, foot
pelv(i/o)	pelvis
-penia	deficiency [suffix]
-pepsia	digestion [suffix]
pept/o	digest
per-	through [prefix]
peri-	around [prefix]
perine/o	perineum
peritone/o	peritoneum
peta-	quadrillion [prefix]
-pexy	fixation (surgical) [suffix]
phac/o	lens (eye)
phag/o	eat, ingest
-phagia	eating, ingestion [suffix]
phak/o	lens (eye)
phalang/o	finger or toe bone (phalanges)
phall/o	penis
pharmac/o	drug
pharyng/o	pharynx, throat
phas/o	speech
-phasia	speech [suffix]
phen/o	show
-pheresis	removal [suffix]
-phil(ia)	affinity for, attraction [suffix]
phleb/o	vein
phob/o	fear, aversion to
-phobia	fear, aversion to [suffix]
phon/o	sound, voice
-phoresis	transmit, carry [suffix]
phos	light
phot/o	light
-phragm	separation, wall [suffix]
phren/o	diaphragm
-phylaxis	protection, prevention [suffix]
physi/o	function, natural
physic/o	natural
-physis	growth [suffix]
-phyte	plant [suffix]
pico-	one trillionth [prefix]
pil/o	hair
pineal/o	pineal gland
pituitar/o	pituitary (gland)
-plakia	plaque [suffix]
-plasia	formation, growth [suffix]
-plasm	formation, thing formed [suffix]
plasm/o	plasma, formative
-plast	formation, cell [suffix]
-plasty	surgical repair [suffix]
-plegia	paralysis [suffix]
pleur(a/o)	pleura
-pnea	breathing [suffix]
pneum(a/o)	air, lung
pneumon/o	lung, breath
pod/o	foot
-poiesis	formation [suffix]
poli/o	gray (Gr. polios)
poly-	many, much [prefix]
poly-	many [prefix]
por-	opening, passage through [prefix]
post-	after; behind [prefix]
poster/o	back, towards back
-praxia	activity [suffix]
pre-	before, in front of (time or place) [prefix]
presby-	old age
primi-	first [prefix]
pro-	before, in front of (time or place) [prefix]
proct/o	anus, rectum
prostat/o	prostate (gland)
prot(o)-	first [prefix]
proxim/o	near, proximal to
prurit/o	itching
pseudo-	false [prefix]
psych/o	mind
-ptosis	prolapse, drooping [suffix]
-ptysis	spitting [suffix]
pub/o	pubis
pulm/o	lung
pulmon/o	lung
pupill/o	pupil
purpur/o	purple
py/o	pus
pyel/o	renal pelvis
pylor/o	pylorus
pyr/o	fever, heat

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Lesson #15 Russian language 6 class 900 0 8 Date

Topic : Formation of words with the most common prefixes and suffixes.

Purpose: to give students an idea of ​​the prefix and suffix, their meaning and role in the word; develop oral speech skills, the ability to work with a textbook under the guidance of a teacher, find words with a prefix and suffix, the ability to highlight the composition of a word in order to develop literate writing skills.

Equipment: textbook, study tables, task cards.

Lesson type : learning new

Lesson progress

I. Topic announcements and c lesson fir:

II. Updating basic knowledge knowledge students __

-Checking homework

— Working with cards

— Frontal survey

_______________________________________________________________

III. Motivation educational activities

I V . Learning new material

1. Explanation .

The prefix (prefix) is a morpheme that is in the word before the root and serves to form other words: come, run, cut off.

There can be two prefixes in one word. (retraining)

— Tell me what is called a morpheme? (A morpheme is the smallest part of a word that has a meaning. Morphemes are divided into main ones — (root) and auxiliary ones — (prefix, suffix, ending)

When dividing a word into morphemes, it is not the alphabetic, but the sound composition of the word that is taken into account. For example: sing [poy’ut]

Spelling Prefixes Z- and S-

They are written with the letter S-, prefixes, before the deaf (n, k, s, t, f, x, c, h, w, u)

З- before voiced (b, c, d, e, f, h) Ex.: Break up, sign

Rus. I. Ukr. I.

Smash Rozbity

Arrive

Exit Exit Exit

Close Close Close

3. Detection of perception

4. Explanation

Suffix — is a morpheme located after the root, before the ending and serving mainly for the formation of new words.

For example: Forest — forest OK.

Suffixes are used for:

• the formation of new forms (play — play-yushch-th, light — light-her.
• the formation of new words (evening — evening-n-th, play — game-ive-th

There can be several suffixes in a word: the word canvas is formed from the word canvas using the suffix -n-, and canvas — from the word canvas with the suffix -in-. Therefore, in the word canvas two suffixes -in- and -n-

5. Interview with students

5. Revealing perception (distributive dictation)

V .