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U2 Affixes and Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ant/-ent | one who, characterized by (may create an adjective or noun) |
| -al/-ial | having characteristics of (creates adjectives or nouns) |
| hyphenated compound words | The two words that make up the compound word are joined with a hyphen. Example- time-consuming |
| -ic/-ical | relating to (-ic- creates adjectives or nouns; -ical- forms adjectives) |
| terra | land, Earth |
| geo | Earth |
| photo | light |
| -ity | state of, quality of (changes adjectives to nouns) |
| -tion/-ation/-ition | act, process (creates nouns) |
| sens | be aware |
| spec | see |
| sim | like |