(B) Primary words form new (compound) words by a little change in
their spellings or adding prefixes in the beginning or suffixes at
the end :
Compound words are of two types – primary derivatives and secondary derivatives.
1. Primary Derivatives : Formed by a little change in the spellings of a root word.
choose - choice
sing - song
speak - speech
2. Secondary Derivatives : Formed by adding a prefix in the beginning or suffix at the
end.
(prefixes – un, it)
(suffixes - er, en)
seen - unseen
regular - irregular
call - caller
gold - golden
Write the prefixes or suffixes in the following words -
(a) impure
(b) friendly
(c) unkind
(d) inactive
(e) childish
(f) belittle
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Answer:
a) im
b)ly
c)un
d)in
e)ish
f)be