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QuizMultiple Choice

Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials

Question 8 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC

Which is the prefix in disappointedly?

Answer
d
dis-
a
appoint
-
-ed
-
-ly

Explanation

A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word. In “disappointedly,” dis- comes before “appointedly,” so the prefix is dis-. The endings -ed and -ly are suffixes, and “appoint” is the root word.

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