Level 6 Affixes

Question 1

-ee

Examples: employee, trainee, addressee, interviewee.

Answer 1

Meaning: A person who is ~ed

Example:
- Employee (Noun): A person who is employed
- Divorcee (Noun): A person who is divorceed

Question 2

-ible

Examples: inexpressible, accessible, defensible, convertible.

Answer 2

Function: Makes adjectives, a version of -able

Example:
- Reversible (Adj): Can be reversed
- Accessible (Adj): Can be accessed

Question 3

-ic

Examples: ibasic, realistic, artistic, historic

Answer 3

Function: Makes adjectives

Example:
- Economy (Noun) -> Economic (Adj)
- Photography (Noun) -> Photographic (Adj)

Question 4

-ify

Examples: simplify, beautify, intensify, glorify

Answer 4

Function: Makes verbs

Example:
- Notice (Noun) -> Notify (Verb)
- Clarity (Noun) -> Clarify (Verb)

Question 5

-ion

Examples: education, situation, action, television

Answer 5

Function: Makes nouns

Example:
- Express (Verb) -> Expression (Noun)
- Protect (Verb) -> Protection (Noun)

Question 6

-ition

Examples: addition, competition, opposition, repetition

Answer 6

Function: Makes nouns

Example:
- Define (Verb) -> Definition (Noun)
- Compose (Verb) -> Composition (Noun)

Question 7

-ive

Examples: expensive, collective, supportive, protective

Answer 7

Function: Makes adjectives

Example:
- Act (Verb) -> Active (Adj)
- Attract (Verb) -> Attractive (Adj)

Question 8

-th

Examples: truth, growth, length, depth

Answer 8

Function: Makes nouns

Example:
- Strong (Adj) -> Strength (Noun)
- Warm (Adj) -> Warmth (Noun)

Question 9

-y

Examples: safety, honesty, difficulty, jealousy

Answer 9

Function: Makes nouns

Example:
- Safe (Adj) -> Safety (Noun)
- Honest (Adj) -> Honesty (Noun)

Question 10

pre-

Examples: preschool, prerecorded, prepaid, prearranged

Answer 10

Meaning: Before something

Example:
- Preschool (noun): A school for children between the ages of about two and five
- Prepaid (Adj): Paid for in advance

Question 11

re-

Examples: reunify, refresh, repay, reactivate, reclassify

Answer 11

Meaning: again

Example:
- Reunion (noun): A social occasion attended by people who have not seen each other for a long time.
- Recycle (Verb): To treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again.