Derivation is the process by which words are formed from existing words or roots by adding affixes. For example, when "friend" is combined with the prefix "un-"and the suffix "-ly", we get a new word "unfriendly".
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- Derivation is a process of word formation by which new words are created by adding _____ to the base or root. A: a prefix B: a suffix C: A and B
- Which words are formed with prefix、root and suffix?
- Free morphemes can be independently formed into words, and they can also be used as roots to form compounds by adding affixes.
- The method of creating words by adding word-forming affixes to roots is called ( ). A: affixes B: derivation C: inflectional D: prefixes E: prefixation F: root
- ______ is a way in which new words may be formed from already existing words by subtracting an affix which is thought to be part of the old word.