Question

Give the possible words that may be derived out of affixation,in the following words. 1.duty 2.pay 3.music 4.simple 5.institute

Answer 1

Some of the possible words that can be derived by affixation in the following cases are:

1. Duty- on-duty, off-duty.

2. Pay- repay, payee, payback, payable,payment, payout, pays.

3. Music- musical, musicians.

4. Institute- institution.

* Affixation is the attachment of a prefix or suffix to a given word to form another related or unrelated word.

* Affix is alternatively also known as a morpheme.