Question

affixes of :-pleasure, mortal, fortune,trust, kind​

Answer 1

In the English language, the affixes refer to morphemes which are attached to the word stem, so that they form new words or a new word form.

There are different types of affixes like prefixes and suffixes.

The prefixes are added before the word stem, while the suffix is added at the end of the word.

In the above sentence, the affixes of the words are as follows:

• Pleasure : Displeasure (Prefix ‘dis’); pleasurable (Suffix ’able’)
• Mortal : Immortal (prefix ‘im’); mortality (suffix ‘ity’)
• Fortune : Misfortune (Prefix ‘mis’); fortunate (Suffix ‘ate’)
• Trust : Distrust (Prefix ‘dis’); trustee (Suffix ‘ee’)
• Kind : Unkind (Prefix ‘un’); Kindness (Suffix ‘ness’)

Answer 2

Affixes for the words:

Un - pleasure - able

Im - mortal - ity

Mis - fortune - ate

Dis - trust - able

Un - kind - ly

Explanation:

• Affixes defines the additional words at the base or end of the word to create a new word.
• A prefix is group of letters that are added in the beginning of the word to form a verb.
• A suffix is group of letters that are added at the end of the word to form a verb.