Prefix + Root Words + Suffix => New Words

Words... Rudyard Kipling called them once “the most powerful drug used by mankind”. Not just the words as such, but also the activity of making new words from root. By simple addition: prefix + root words + suffix we get a wide new variety of words. For example, from the root word instruct we can form 'instruction' 'instructor' and 'reinstruct'. 

A prefix is the cluster of letters you add in front of the root words: 'un-' 'in-', 'mis-', 'en-', etc.

A suffix is the cluster of letters you add at the end of the root words: '-(t)ly', '-ful', '-ment', etc.

The root word is the main form of the word, and it is also called the base word.

Let's see some examples, followed by an exercise:

PREFIX + ROOT WORD + SUFFIX:

un + do + able = undoable;

mis + manage + ed = mismanaged;

en + trust + ed = entrusted

You can also change the function of a word, by adding a prefix or a suffix to the root word.

i) You can make NOUNS from VERBS, by adding a suffix: actor, teacher, writer, student, pianist

ii) You can make NOUNS from ADJECTIVES, by adding a suffix: difference, ignorance

iii) You can make ADVERBS from ADJECTIVES, by adding a suffix: happily, slowly, legally

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ACTOR was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in ACTOR?
ACTOR was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb an adjective into a noun
PIANIST was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in PIANIST?
PIANIST was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into an adjective
DIFFERENCE was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in DIFFERENCE?
DIFFERENCE was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb an adjective into a noun
DIFFERENT was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in DIFFERENT?
DIFFERENT was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a verb into an adjective
IGNORANCE was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in IGNORANCE?
IGNORANCE was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb and adjective into a noun
ISLAMISM was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in ISLAMISM?
ISLAMISM was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into another noun
FRIENDSHIP was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in FRIENDSHIP?
FRIENDSHIP was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into another noun
RESPONSIBLE was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in RESPONSIBLE?
RESPONSIBLE was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into an adjective
CAREFUL was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in CAREFUL?
CAREFUL was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a verb into an adjective
HAPPILY was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in HAPPILY?
HAPPILY was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb an adjective into an adverb
INDIFFERENT was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in INDIFFERENT?
INDIFFERENT was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a verb into an adjective
MISMATCH was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in MISMATCH?
MISMATCH was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into another noun
ENCOURAGE was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in ENCOURAGE?
ENCOURAGE was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into an adjective
BEFRIEND was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in BEFRIEND?
BEFRIEND was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb a noun into an adjective
BEAUTIFULLY was formed by adding a	---Select---prefix suffix
What is the 'root word' in BEAUTIFULLY?
BEAUTIFULLY was formed by changing	a verb into a noun a noun into a verb an adjective into an adverb
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If you didn't feel inclined to do the exercise and submit the result, try to make your own sentences with words formed by adding a prefix/suffix and post them in the comments below.