Word Formation

Have you ever considered how important and useful word formation is? Affixes, that is, prefixes and suffixes, completely change the meaning of words. The prefixes -UN, -IM, and -IN, for instance, mean "not; the opposite of". Look at the examples below:

Got the idea?
By considering affixes, you can easily grasp the meaning of words that are new to you, which  means you can avoid endless dictionary searches as well as recurrent visits to those infamous translators (yep, I know you do it! :-P ).

Now, have fun with the cartoons below!

What about you? Which other examples can you think of?

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Sabrina