5 May 2016

AFFIXES

The word stem -pathy- (meaning "feeling" or "disease") occurs in many words. 

1. Add an affix to this stem to make another word.

2. Explain the meaning of the word and use it in a complete sentence.

Each participant should add a different word to the list.

3 comments:

Adriana 140 said...

1) NEUROPATHY

2) Neuropathy is a disease or dysfunction of one or more peripheral nerves, typically causing numbness or weakness.

3) My mother do have sore feet, and her legs have neuropathy that kills her after a long walk.

sheree140 said...

1- Sympathy
2- Sympathy is a feeling of sorrow for another person's grief, trouble or misfortune
3- Carol offered me her deepest sympathy after hearing about the passing of my grandfather.

Michael said...

Well done, Adriana. Keep in mind that "kills" is very informal.
Well done, Sheree.