Word Formation: Created by
Word Formation: Created by
Word Formation: Created by
Created by
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What is word formation?
Affixation
Suffixes
Coinage
Derivation
Eponyms
Word
formation Borrowing
Compounding Blending
Clipping
Non- Backformation
Affixation
Conversion
Example
classroom
seafood
underwater
toothbrush
Root words
Word's simplest(and first) form
Latin and Greek words
For example,
Aqua (water) aquatic, aqueduct
Aud (hear) audible, audience,
audio
Bio (life) biology, bionic, biography
Homo(like, alike, Homogeneous, Homonym,
same) Homeopath
Prefix and suffix
Prefix - group of letters that only come at the
beginning of words
Common prefix
Prefix Meaning Example
Common suffix
Suffix Meaning Examples