Affixes in ActionAffixes in Action

What are affixes?How can knowing them help

you?

What are affixes?How can knowing them help

you?

PrefixPrefix

Pre=before

Goes on the beginning of a word

Pre=before

Goes on the beginning of a word

SuffixSuffix

Goes on the end of a wordGoes on the end of a word

Sub-Sub-

Meaning: less than, under, below

Subwaysubzero

Meaning: less than, under, below

Subwaysubzero

Post-Post-

Meaning: after

PostwarPosthumous

Meaning: after

PostwarPosthumous

Pro-Pro-

Meaning: in favor of

Pro-democracyPro-choice

Meaning: in favor of

Pro-democracyPro-choice

In-In-

Meaning: not

Invalidinsignifcant

Meaning: not

Invalidinsignifcant

Extra-Extra-

Meaning: outside, beyond, more than usual

Extraordinaryextraterrestrial

Meaning: outside, beyond, more than usual

Extraordinaryextraterrestrial

-ous-ous

Meaning: full of

NauseousOdorous

Meaning: full of

NauseousOdorous

-ology-ology

Meaning: Study of

Anthropology (study of humans)Biology

Meaning: Study of

Anthropology (study of humans)Biology

-ly -ly

Meaning: in a ____ way

Quickly (in a quick way)Slowly (in a slow way)

Meaning: in a ____ way

Quickly (in a quick way)Slowly (in a slow way)