Y'all are getting confused between stems and root words. ROOT WORDS are words that can stand by themselves but are attributed by a suffix or a prefix like "lovely" where the word 'love' is attributed by 'ly' making it

yall are getting mixed up, ROOT WORDS are words that can stand by themselves but can be attributed by a suffix or prefix, such as "Lovely" the word 'love' with the suffix 'ly' making it an adj. A STEM is part of a word

We already often informally use 'k' (kilo) for 1000, and, ... clearly-defined meanings and so there is no risk of confusion. Well, the "informal" use of K for 1000 very neatly

) for 1000, and, conveniently, the symbol for mega- (M) is the same as that used for 'million'. Given

When you say that English morphology is simple, I assume you are referring to the comparative lack of grammatical inflection. English employs a wide range of prefixes and suffixes to form new words. So, while English is highly analytic, it is by

I am aware that its one M No. It's two m 's. There is no general rule. panel has one n . flannel has two n 's. These rhyming words should both take the same pattern! The least often doubled are h, j, k, q, v, w, x, y . It would be a

That is an excellent explanation! I had a book once that explained the rules, and your description was many times better than what the book offered, and what I was hoping to find on the internet! Thanks!

my name is suma .i m from bangalore i sent you the first reply i forgot to say my name and also i gave only 4 example for prefix but i did not give for suffix 1.pain=painless 2.use=useful and we can use useless 3.fear =fearless

suffixes are words ends up with less,ful for example use is the word given to give the suffix for it the word is useless, beauty=beautifuletc these are suffixes.and prefixes are words starting with ir ,un,non etc for example 1.proper=improper

Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers, 1. Could you teach me how and when to use suffixes and prefixes that are available from the dictionaries,for example, to form a noun,a verb and an adjective ? Thank you. With best wishes.