AFFIXES

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 Affixes are two kinds.

1. Prefixes 

2. Affixes

Prefixes help to make opposites.

happy - unhappy

honest - dishonest

obedient - disobedient 

correct - incorrect

truth - untruth

lock - unlock

tidy - untidy

pack - unpack

like - dislike

agree - disagree

patient - impatient 

obey - disobey

order - disorder

possible - impossible

wrap - unwrap

kind - unkind

natural - unnatural

able - unable

cover - uncover

wise - unwise

mature - unmature

similar - dissimilar

moral - immoral

solve - dissolve

service - disservice

certain - uncertain

regular - irregular

pleasant - unpleasant 

satisfy - dissatisfy

legal - illegal

appear - disappear

perfect - imperfect

Suffixes 

Suffixes help to make adjectives.

long - longer

short - shortest

colour - colourful

care - careful

Suffixes help to make adverbs.

kind - kindly

happy - happily

bad - badly

care - carelessly

neat - neatly

Suffixes help to make noun.

kind - kindness

happy - happiness

work - workers

play - player

sing - singer

approve - approval

dark - darkness




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