Affixes

What have you learned about personification?

Complete each word in the parenthesis by adding the appropriate
word/syllable (under-, over-, ex-, and super-) to it. Write the new
word on your paper.
1. (abundant) There is an __________ harvest of corn in the province
of Isabela this year.
2. (supply) It is expected then that there will be an __________ of
corn in this province.
3. (governor) The __________ of Isabela was responsible for the
successful corn farming.
4. estimated) The farmers __________ the volume of corn harvest
they would have.
5. (fine) Modern corn grinders tend to produce ________ corn flour.
under-, over-
ex-, super-
What are these?
Affixes
 letters or syllables added at the beginning or end of a root word.

 Root word
 form of a word after all affixes are removed.

 Prefixes
 letters or syllables placed before the root word or the base form of
a word.

 Suffixes
 letters or syllables placed after the root word or the base form of a
word.
UNLOAD

Prefix – UN Root word – LOAD

UN means “opposite” or “not”

Unload, therefore, means the opposite of load, or not

loading.
PREFIX MEANING EXAMPLE
Less or less than
Under Underweight
average
Over Too much / Excess Overweight

Ex Former Ex-mayor

Super Superior Superman

SUFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

Able Able to be Portable

Eer Engaged in Engineer

Er More Bigger

Ful Full of Beautiful

Think-Pair-Share
Fill the table with the correct affix, meaning and example.
Choose from the words in the box.

AFFIX MEANING EXAMPLE

anti- against antibiotic disagree
not dis- micro- microscope
small again re- return
mis- wrongly misinterpret

-al relating to bacterial applicant

-ant -cycle bicycle a person who
actress -ess female circle/wheel
-ion celebration action or process
1. taste (lacking flavor)
2. book (a little book)
3. explore (the action of travelling in or through an unfamiliar area in
order to learn about it)
4. treat (medical care given to a patient for an illness or injury)
5. pay (able to be paid)
6. north (toward north)
7. develop (the process of being developed)
8. ally (a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or
qualities)
9. isle (a small island)
10. persevere (steadfast in doing something despite difficulty in
achieving success)
Why is learning affixes important?
Remember!
1. Affixes are used with root words. Affixes add to
or change the meaning of the root or base words.
Unlike root words, affixes can never be used
alone. Affixes are either prefixes or suffixes.
2. Prefixes always occur at the beginning of words.
3. Suffixes, on the other hand, are always added at
the end of a word.
Rewrite each sentence adding the suffix –let or –ish to the root word
inside the parentheses.
1. The sky looks (blue) today.
2. The children presented a (play) in front of their parents.
3. The man’s behavior is (child).
4. Rose looks (boy) in the new haircut.
5. Anna wears a (yellow) gown on her birthday party.
6. When he smells something foul, it makes him (squirm).
7. The book had a (flag) taped on it.
8. My father loves reading a (novel).
9. My friend is now becoming (self).
10. The painting of Mr. Baluyot looks (cartoon)
Use the words you formed in “Let’s Do More” to complete each
sentence below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. The potato chips I bought was __________.
2. I read the __________ you gave me.
3. The United States is planning for the __________ of Mars.
4. The survivors of the plane crash were given ___ for their injuries.
5. Mario’s new cellphone is __________ in two months.
6. The flock of migrating birds flew __________.
7. The ____ formed by the three countries aims to fight hunger and
poverty.
8. The _______ of a housing project will benefit many poor families.
9. There is a small tribe inhabiting the __________.
10. Luis Yangco’s __________ paid off when he bought 100 bancas.