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What is the term for the process of forming new words by adding a set of letters (affixes) to an existing word?
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Affixation.
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An affix added at the beginning of a root word is called a _____.
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prefix
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An affix added at the end of a root word is called a _____.
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suffix
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What meaning does the negative prefix 'dis-' add to a word?
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It reverses the meaning of the word (e.g., disappear, dissimilar).
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What are the meanings of the negative prefix 'de-'?
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Negation, reversal, or removal (e.g., demotivate, defrost).
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What meaning does the negative prefix 'non-' add to a word?
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Not (e.g., non-violent, nonconformist).
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What are the meanings of the negative prefix 'un-'?
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Remove, reverse, or not (e.g., unpack, unfair).
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Which group of prefixes means 'negative' and includes variations like 'il-', 'ir-', and 'im-'?
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The prefix 'in-' (e.g., insane, illegitimate, irrefutable).
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What does the negative prefix 'anti-' mean?
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Against or preventing (e.g., antihero, antiseptic).
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What does the negative prefix 'a-' signify?
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Lacking (e.g., asymmetrical, atypical).
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Prefixes that give a word a generally negative connotation are known as _____ prefixes.
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pejorative
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What does the pejorative prefix 'mal-' mean?
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Ill or wrong (e.g., malnutrition, malfunction).
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What does the pejorative prefix 'mis-' mean?
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Wrongly or badly done (e.g., mislead, misjudge).
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What does the pejorative prefix 'pseudo-' mean?
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False or deceptive (e.g., pseudonym, pseudoscience).
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What meaning does the prefix 'extra-' convey?
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More than or beyond (e.g., extra-special, extraordinary).
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The prefix 'hyper-' indicates _____ or beyond scope.
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in excess
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What does the prefix 'mini-' mean?
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Smaller than others (e.g., miniseries, minicomputer).
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The prefix 'out-' means more or _____ than others.
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better
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What does the prefix 'over-' signify?
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Above or beyond (e.g., overconfident, overload).
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What does the prefix 'sub-' mean?
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Below or under (e.g., subordinate, submarine).
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'super-'?
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Over or above (e.g., superimpose, superhero).
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What does the prefix 'sur-' mean?
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More than (e.g., surcharge, surpass).
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The prefix 'ultra-' has the meaning of _____.
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extreme
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What does the prefix 'under-' indicate?
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Less than required (e.g., understatement, underestimate).
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Prefixes that suggest place or direction are known as _____ prefixes.
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locative
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What does the locative prefix 'fore-' mean?
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Towards the front (e.g., forehead, forefront).
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What is the meaning of the locative prefix 'inter-'?
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Between or among (e.g., international, interfaith).
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What does the locative prefix 'intra-' mean?
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Inside or within (e.g., intravenous, intraschool).
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The prefix 'tele-' means distant or _____ to transmission.
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pertaining
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What does the locative prefix 'trans-' mean?
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Across or surpassing (e.g., transport, transatlantic).
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The prefix 'peri-' means _____ or nearby.
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around
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What meaning does the time prefix 'fore-' convey?
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Ahead of, earlier, before (e.g., forefather, forerunner).
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The prefix 'ex-' indicates a _____ status.
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former
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What does the time prefix 'post-' mean?
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After (e.g., post-lunch, post-Christmas).
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What is the meaning of the time prefix 'pre-'?
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Before or earlier (e.g., pre-independence, prehistoric).
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The prefix 're-' means to do something _____.
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again
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What does the number prefix 'ambi-' mean?
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Both or around (e.g., ambivalent, ambidextrous).
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The number prefix 'bi-' means _____ or double.
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twice
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What does the number prefix 'multi-' mean?
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Many (e.g., multilingual, multinational).
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What does the number prefix 'poly-' mean?
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Several or diverse (e.g., polygon, polymath).
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The number prefix 'semi-' means _____.
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half
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What does the number prefix 'hemi-' mean?
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Half (e.g., hemisphere, hemicycle).
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What does the number prefix 'tri-' signify?
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Three (e.g., trilogy, triangle).
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What does the number prefix 'uni-' mean?
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One (e.g., university, uniform).
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The number prefix 'mono-' means _____.
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one
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Spelling Rule: In words ending in a consonant and -y, the -y changes to _____ before the suffix is added.
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-i (e.g., carry -> carried).
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Spelling Rule: When adding a suffix beginning with a vowel to a single-syllable word with one vowel and one consonant, what happens to the final consonant?
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The last consonant is doubled (e.g., cut -> cutter).
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Spelling Rule: When adding a suffix beginning with a vowel to words ending in -e, what must you do?
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Drop the -e and add the suffix (e.g., arrive -> arrival).
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Which suffixes are used to form nouns indicating a person who does something?
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-er (writer), -or (actor), and -ist (harpist).
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The suffixes '-tion' and '-sion' are used to form nouns indicating an action or _____.
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expression
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Which suffix is added to create nouns representing a state, quality, or condition, such as in 'loneliness' or 'forgiveness'?
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-ness.
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Which suffix forms nouns indicating a result or means, as in 'disappointment' or 'management'?
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-ment.
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Which suffix is used to form abstract nouns denoting a state or condition, such as 'lectureship' or 'scholarship'?
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-ship.
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Which suffix is used to form abstract nouns indicating a quality or state, as in 'practicability' or 'certainty'?
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-ty.
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The suffix '-age' is used to form nouns such as 'postage', 'breakage', and _____.
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drainage
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The suffix '-ance' or '-ence' forms nouns indicating a state or quality, such as 'reliance' or _____.
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dependence
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What suffix is used to form nouns denoting a domain, condition, or state, as in 'fiefdom' or 'boredom'?
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-dom.
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Which suffix denotes a state or condition of being, as in 'motherhood' or 'brotherhood'?
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-hood.
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Which suffix is used to form a noun for a person who is the recipient of an action, such as 'employee' or 'payee'?
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-ee.
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Which suffixes, meaning 'able to be', are used to form adjectives like 'reliable' and 'plausible'?
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-able and -ible.