Which are affixes placed at the ends of words?

Which are affixes placed at the ends of words?

• A. Prefixes
• B. Suffixes
• C. Circumfixes
• D. Derivational affixes

Answer: (B)

Suffixes are affixes placed at the end of a word. They attach to the base to modify meaning or grammatical function, such as adding -s for plurals in dogs or -ed for past tense in walked, or -ful to form careful. Prefixes, in contrast, attach to the beginning (like un- in unhappy). A circumfix wraps around the word on both sides, which is common in some languages but not a typical pattern in English. Derivational affixes describe affixes that create new words or change part of speech and can be either prefixes or suffixes, but when you’re asking about something placed at the ends, the term you want is suffixes.

Suffixes are affixes placed at the end of a word. They attach to the base to modify meaning or grammatical function, such as adding -s for plurals in dogs or -ed for past tense in walked, or -ful to form careful. Prefixes, in contrast, attach to the beginning (like un- in unhappy). A circumfix wraps around the word on both sides, which is common in some languages but not a typical pattern in English. Derivational affixes describe affixes that create new words or change part of speech and can be either prefixes or suffixes, but when you’re asking about something placed at the ends, the term you want is suffixes.