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Word formation: affixes

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  • science/ novel
    scientist/ novelist
  • contest/participate/
    verb to noun: contestant/participant
  • honest/obedient/satisfied
    negative prefixes: dishonest/disobedient/dissatisfied
  • politics/ electric
    politician/electrician
  • ambitious/ likely/ reliable
    negative prefixes: unambitious/unlikely/unreliable
  • experienced/decisive/tolerant
    negative prefixes: inexperienced/indecisive/intolerant
  • engine/ mountain/ 
    engineer/mountaineer
  • compete/spectate
    verb to noun: competitor/espectator
  • practical/patient/perfect
    negative prefixes: impractical/impatient/imperfect
  • ride/organise/run/play/box/win
    verb to noun: rider/organiser/runner/player/boxer/winner
  • moral/mature/mortal
    negative prefixes: immoral/immature/immortal
  • legal/logical/legible
    negative prefixes: illegal/illogical/illegible
  • train/employ
    trainee/employee
  • regular/responsible/relevant
    negative prefixes: irregular/irresponsible/irrelevant