Morphology practice #1 (affixes #2)

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What is a morpheme?

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A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

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What are affixes?

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Affixes are morphemes that are added to a root word to change its meaning. They can be prefixes (added to the beginning) or suffixes (added to the end).

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What does the prefix 'un-' mean?

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The prefix 'un-' means 'not' or 'the opposite of.' For example, 'unhappy' means 'not happy.'

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What does the prefix 'mis-' mean?

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The prefix 'mis-' means 'wrongly' or 'badly.' For example, 'misunderstand' means 'to understand wrongly.'

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What does the prefix 're-' mean?

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The prefix 're-' means 'again' or 'back.' For example, 'redo' means 'to do again.'

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What does the prefix 'il-' mean?

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The prefix 'il-' means 'not' and is used before words that start with 'l.' For example, 'illegal' means 'not legal.'

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What does the prefix 'in-' mean?

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The prefix 'in-' means 'not' and is used before words that start with 'n' or vowels. For example, 'invisible' means 'not visible.'

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What does the prefix 'im-' mean?

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The prefix 'im-' means 'not' and is used before words that start with 'm' or 'p.' For example, 'impossible' means 'not possible.'

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What does the prefix 'ir-' mean?

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The prefix 'ir-' means 'not' and is used before words that start with 'r.' For example, 'irregular' means 'not regular.'

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What is a root word?

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A root word is the base part of a word that carries its primary meaning and can stand alone or have affixes added to it.