What is affix?
A word that sounds the same as another word
the beginning of a word
A word part added to the beginning or end of a word
The base part of a word
An affix is a word part added to the beginning or end of a word. Affix is a term which includes prefixes (word parts added to the beginning of a word) and suffixes (word parts added to the end of a word). Affixes are used when you want to create a new word out of an old one. For example: to imagine (verb) + -ation (suffix) = imagination (noun) pre- (prefix) + determined (adjective) = predetermined (adjective)