[Music] welcome to baha'i today we will be learning about affixes what is an affix an affix is a set of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to form a new word with a different meaning the set of letters added to the beginning of a word is called prefix while the set of letters added to the end of a word is called suffix now let us have some examples of prefixes the first one is an an means not for example unhappy it means not happy unusual it means not usual or not common unreal it means not real [Music] next prefix in this prefix also means not for example incomplete it means not complete incorrect it means not correct inadequate it means not adequate or not enough okay next prefix also means not let's have some words with prefix [Music] improper it means not proper or not appropriate imperfect it means not perfect impossible it means not possible let's have another prefix this it means opposite of or not for example disappear it means the opposite of appear or not appear or to go or fade away this agree it means not or opposite of agree dissimilar it means not similar okay next prefix miss it means wrong or wrongly for example miss spell it means to spell wrongly or incorrectly misplace it means to place or put something in the wrong place misuse it means to use something in a wrong way another prefix re it means again some examples of words with prefix re are rebuild it means to build again rewrite it means to write again replay it means to play again so we have already learned six prefixes on which means not in which also means not im which also means not dis which means not or opposite of mis which means wrong or wrongly and re which means again now let's see if you can identify the correct prefix to use to complete each sentence number one kevin's room is blank tidy it's always messy in this or on the answer is it means not tidy or not clean or dirty number two i need to blank gain my strength so i can win the race on miss or re the answer is re regain to gain your strength again or to recover number three we had an blank formal meeting over dinner here are the choices or in the answer is in informal meeting it means that the meeting was not heavily planned okay next number lucy's parents blank approve of her going to parties alone this anne the correct prefix to use is this disapprove meaning not approve or not in favor of next number children should not blank behave in class im miss this the answer is miss as in misbehave or to behave badly or wrongly next number the students were asked to blank tell the story in their own words on miss re the correct prefix to use is re retell it means to tell the story again okay another sentence i always feel blank safe walking alone at night an in miss the answer is an un safe meaning not safe okay next his blank polite reply angered his mother an m [Music] it means not polite or rude so how was the activity on prefixes was it easy for sure so now since we're done with prefixes let's move on to suffixes again a suffix is a set of letters added to the end of a word let's have some examples of suffixes first is er it means someone who performs an action for example teacher it means someone who teaches another painter it means someone who paints another example singer it means someone who sings well another suffix nes it means state of being example sadness it means the state of being sad next kindness it means the state of being kind another example darkness it means the state of being dark now let us have the suffix o u s it means full of for example dangerous it means full of danger or something that is harmful next courageous it means full of courage or brave next glamorous it means full of glamour or attractive another suffix full it also means full of for example powerful it means full of power or strength next joyful it means full of joy next fearful it means full of fear alright another suffix less it means without for example otherless it means without other sleepless it means without sleep next tasteless it means without taste or flavor okay next suffix it means capable of being like readable capable of being red or can be read easily next measurable it means capable of being measured next observable it means capable of being observed or noticed alright are you ready for an activity cool but before that let's review first the six suffixes that we have just learnt including their meanings er which means someone who performs an action nes which means state of being o u s which means full of full which also means full of less which means without and able which means capable of being now given the meaning let's see if you can identify the correct suffix to use for each of the following words all right first one here's the meaning the state of being bright bright less brighter or brightness the answer is brightness next here's the meaning capable of being believed or something that could be true or real believe us believer believable the answer is believable [Music] number three this word means without fear fearful fearable fearless the word is fearless another this word means full of hope is it hopeless hopeful or hopeless the answer is hopeful next the meaning of this word is having much or a lot of space is it spacious spaceful or spaceness the answer is spaces next this word means someone who leads leader leadless or leadable the answer is leader next here's the meaning the state of being fresh pressful freshness or fresos the answer is freshness last number the meaning of this word is having no home or without a home is it home ness homeable or homeless the answer is homeless so that's it kids i hope you have learned something from this video take care