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What is the two kinds of affixes?

The two main kinds of affixes are:

1. Prefixes: These are affixes that are added before the base word. Examples include "un-", "re-", "pre-", "dis-", and "mis-".

* unhappy (un- + happy)

* redo (re- + do)

* pregame (pre- + game)

* disagree (dis- + agree)

* misunderstand (mis- + understand)

2. Suffixes: These are affixes that are added after the base word. Examples include "-ing", "-ed", "-er", "-ly", and "-ness".

* running (run + -ing)

* cooked (cook + -ed)

* teacher (teach + -er)

* quickly (quick + -ly)

* kindness (kind + -ness)

It's important to note that there are also infixes, which are added within a word, but these are less common in English.

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