Base Words refer to individual words in the English language. They can get suffixes but beware that they are completely meaningful on their own. Example– Friend: Befriend, friendship, friendly, friends.

Roots Words go back to the Latin and Greek language. They must have a ‘suffix’ or ‘prefix’ added to them because they cannot stand alone. Examples– Anti: anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote.

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

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.

Prefixes are affixes that come at the beginning of a word, before a root word. Sometimes they are added to a word to change its meaning, such as legal and illegal. Other times, they combine with other affixes to create new words, such as adding bio-m to t

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Quarter 1 Vocab

Term	Definition
Base Words	Base Words refer to individual words in the English language. They can get suffixes but beware that they are completely meaningful on their own. Example– Friend: Befriend, friendship, friendly, friends.
Roots Words	Roots Words go back to the Latin and Greek language. They must have a ‘suffix’ or ‘prefix’ added to them because they cannot stand alone. Examples– Anti: anticipate, antibiotic, antisocial, antidote.
Affixes	Affixes are small word particles, usually only a few letters, added to a root word to change its meaning or grammatical properties. Most affixes are one or two syllables, and some like -s and -es are just sounds.
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.
Prefixes	Prefixes are affixes that come at the beginning of a word, before a root word. Sometimes they are added to a word to change its meaning, such as legal and illegal. Other times, they combine with other affixes to create new words, such as adding bio-m to t

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