Revision:

1. Give a definition to affixation.

2. Explain the meaning of such notions as derivational and inflectional suffixes.

3. Explain the difference between productive and unproductive suffixes.

4. What is a relative meaning?

5. Give a definition of suffixation.

6. List the commonest derivational suffixes. What groups can they be sorted into? Give as many examples as you can.

7. Which suffixes have been most popular at the beginning of the 21^st century? Speak about their meanings. Illustrate your answer with examples.

8. Explain the notion of semi-suffixes. What other terms can be used to describe this phenomenon?

9. List the most productive semi-suffixes of the end of the 20^th – the beginning of the 21^st centuries.

10. Explain the mechanism of creating semi-suffixes from shortened stems. Give examples.

11. Give a definition of prefixation.

12. Name the 9 types of common English prefixes. Give as many examples as you can.

13. List English prefixes of Greek origin. Illustrate your answer with examples.

14. What are some semi-prefixes used in the contemporary English? Illustrate your answer with examples.