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    Derivatives: Affix Can Be Added Either Before, After or Within A Root Word

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    Derivatives are words formed from root words by adding affixes before, after, or within the root. Examples of derivatives include honorable from honour, occurrence from occur, simplify from simple, memorize from memory, and kindness from kind. The spelling of derivatives may stay the same or change from the original word depending on the affix. Some common spelling changes include keeping the 'u' when adding -able or -er to words ending in -our, but often dropping the 'u' before -ous. Verbs ending in -ur double the 'r' before -ence, but keep it single if ending in -er or -ear. Adding -iation to verbs ending in -ounce drops the 'o'.

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    Derivatives are words formed from root words by adding affixes before, after, or within the root. Examples of derivatives include honorable from honour, occurrence from occur, simplify from simple, memorize from memory, and kindness from kind. The spelling of derivatives may stay the same or change from the original word depending on the affix. Some common spelling changes include keeping the 'u' when adding -able or -er to words ending in -our, but often dropping the 'u' before -ous. Verbs ending in -ur double the 'r' before -ence, but keep it single if ending in -er or -ear. Adding -iation to verbs ending in -ounce drops the 'o'.

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    Derivatives are words formed from root words by adding affixes before, after, or within the root. Examples of derivatives include honorable from honour, occurrence from occur, simplify from simple, memorize from memory, and kindness from kind. The spelling of derivatives may stay the same or change from the original word depending on the affix. Some common spelling changes include keeping the 'u' when adding -able or -er to words ending in -our, but often dropping the 'u' before -ous. Verbs ending in -ur double the 'r' before -ence, but keep it single if ending in -er or -ear. Adding -iation to verbs ending in -ounce drops the 'o'.

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    DERIVATIVES

    Derivatives are words that are derived from other words,called root words. They are formed by adding
    an affix to the root words.

    Affix can be added either before, after or within a root word.


    Example: -un, -our, -ence, -tion

    Examples of Derivatives are:

    .......Honour- Honourable
    .......Occur- Occurence
    .......Simple- Simplify
    .......Memory- Memorize
    .......Kind-Kindness

    Words that are formed from existing words can also be confusing - sometimes the original
    spelling stays the same and sometimes it changes. Some of them to remember are:

    • Words ending in -our:


    Examples : honour, favour, labour, humour.

    Keep the u when you add -able or -er.


    Examples : honourable, favourable, labourer; favourite

    But u is very often lost before -ous.


    Examples : humorous, glamorous, rigorous, honorary and honorific

    • Occur and occurrence but refer and reference.


    In verbs ending in -ur, double the r when you add -ence.

    Leave it single if the verb ends in -er or -ear.


    Examples : appear and apparent

    • Drop the o if you add -iation to a verb ending in -ounce.


    Examples : pronunciation from pronounce.

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