Affixes are divided in 3 sections prefixes, infixes and suffixes.

Prefixes: a prefix is placed before a root word or based form of a word.

Examples: irregular, dislike, unwanted

Infix: is one of the most rarely use affix in English grammar. They appear in the middle of the words.

Examples: mothers-in-law, passersby

Suffix: they are words added at the of a root word.

Examples: harmless, neatness

Prefixes Meaning

• Un- Not;the opposite

• Re- Again

• Pre- Before

• Anti- Against

• Non- Not

• Mis- Wrong

Examples:

• certain-uncertain

• Assign-reassing

• Caution-precaution

• Hero-antihero

• Sense-nonsense

• Spell-misspell

Suffixes Meaning

• -ly Full off

• -er Someone Who or more

• -ility The quality of being

• -ity State or condition

• -tion Is used with verbs to make nouns (expressing action, state or associated meaning)

• -ing Is used with verbs to form nouns (expresses the result, product or material of the action)

Examples:

• Even-evenly

• Dense-denser

• Geography-geographer

• Available-availability

• Certain-certainly

• Sparse-sparsity

• Fluctuate-fluctuation

• Populate-populating