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8th grade affixes
| Affix | Meaning | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| ab- | away from | absent, abnormal, abstain |
| im- | not | impolite, improper |
| in- | not | inappropriate, insincere |
| in- | in, into | investigate, inspect |
| inter- | between | international, intermurals |
| mal- | bad, badly | maltreatment, malignant, malice |
| uni- | one | unicycle, uniform, unibrow |
| -ant/ent | one who… | resident, servant |
| -ess | one who…(female) | waitress, princess, actress |
| -ism | state or quality of | heroism, baptism, racism |
| -ist | one who practices | dentist, biologist |
| -ee | person who is | absentee, trustee, appointee |
| -ette/et | little version of | owlet, dinette, cigarette |
| -ette/et | of the female gender | usherette, majorette |
| -ian | of or having to do with | Italian, mathematician |
| -ion | act of doing something | attraction |
| -ion | state of being, condition of | adoption, tension |
| -ive | pertaining to | descriptive, intuitive, destructive |