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Which of the following is an example of prefixation?

AKind → kindness

BLove → loved

CHappy → unhappy

DFriend → friendship

Answer:

C. Happy → unhappy

Read Explanation:

Prefixation is the process of adding a prefix to the beginning of a root word to form a new word—often changing its meaning.

  • "un-" is a prefix added to "happy""unhappy", which reverses the meaning.

Let’s look at why the other options are not prefixation:

  • A. Kind → kindness: This is suffixation (-ness is a suffix).

  • B. Love → loved: This is inflection, adding -ed for past tense.

  • D. Friend → friendship: Also suffixation (-ship is a suffix).


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