Prefixes are affixes that come at the beginning of a word, before a root word. Sometimes they are added to change its meaning, such as legal and illegal.

suffixes are affixes that come at the end of a word after the root word. Unlike prefixes, which mostly change a word’s meaning, suffixes are mainly used for grammar purposes:

Affixes are small word particles, usually only a few letters, added to the root word to change its meaning or grammatical properties. Most affixes are one or two syllables, and some like -s and -es are just sound.

go back to Latin and Greek languages. They must have a ‘suffix” or a ‘prefix’ added to them because they cannot stand alone. Examples - Anti: anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote.

, refer to individual words in the English language. They can get suffixes and prefixes but beware that they are completely meaningful on their own. Example - friend: befriend, friendship, friendly, friends.

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PREFIXES	Prefixes are affixes that come at the beginning of a word, before a root word. Sometimes they are added to change its meaning, such as legal and illegal.
SUFFIXES	suffixes are affixes that come at the end of a word after the root word. Unlike prefixes, which mostly change a word’s meaning, suffixes are mainly used for grammar purposes:
Affixes	Affixes are small word particles, usually only a few letters, added to the root word to change its meaning or grammatical properties. Most affixes are one or two syllables, and some like -s and -es are just sound.
ROOT WORDS	go back to Latin and Greek languages. They must have a ‘suffix” or a ‘prefix’ added to them because they cannot stand alone. Examples - Anti: anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote.
BASE WORDS	, refer to individual words in the English language. They can get suffixes and prefixes but beware that they are completely meaningful on their own. Example - friend: befriend, friendship, friendly, friends.

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