Question

Identify the prefixes and the suffixes that occur in the following words; insanity, disagreement, unlawful, insecurity, preoccupied

Answer 1

insanity - in (prefix)

disagreement -
dis + agreement (prefix) & agree+ ment (suffix)

unlawful - un+ law(prefix) & law +ful (suffix)

insecurity- in (prefix)

preoccupied- pre( prefix)

Answer 2

ANSWER:

1. Insanity – ‘In’ is the prefix. Sanity means of sound mind while insanity means unsound / illogical mind.

2. Disagreement – ‘Dis’ is the prefix and ‘ment’ is suffix. Agreement means to get convinced while disagreement means not to agree.

3. Unlawful – ‘Un’ is the prefix while ‘ful’ is suffix. Lawful means legal while unlawful means illegal.

4. Insecurity – ‘In’ is the prefix. Security means safekeeping while insecurity means not secured, exposed to risk.

5. Preoccupied – ‘Pre’ is the prefix. Occupied means full or unavailable while preoccupied means full in advance.