Prefixes and Root Words

This lesson teaches what prefixes are and how they function in word formation. Students will learn to identify basic root words and use prefixes to create antonyms. The concept of morphemes as the smallest units of sound will also be explained.

• 02:24 “And what is an affix? An affix is a muffin. To make it clearer, a prefix is a muffin. The question that you're running through your mind is what is a muffin? A muffin is the smallest units of sound that is pronounceable....”
• 03:15 “stem. That is a word that is already made. A word that can give full meaning. So it is through its attachment to that word. It cannot give us a meaning. A muffin is compared is taken as a baby of a baby that is six month...”
• 05:03 “both of them give us some on, on. This is a muffin, smallest units of sound and as it is the smallest unit of sound, it is equally pronounceable but there's something that is lacking. It's not giving us any meaning. So i...”