Word formation

Hello! Today let's talk about how words are formed.

You know when we say something, we use a bunch of different words to make it. Sometimes we use big words, sometimes small, and other times we make up new words. The way we make up new words is called word formation.

There are different ways to form new words. One way is to add small parts to existing words. For example, let's say we have the word "happy." We can add the little part "ness" to the end and make "happiness." Now we have a new word that means the state of being happy.

Another way to form new words is by using prefixes and suffixes. These are parts that we add to the beginning or the end of a word. For example, "un" is a prefix that means not. So when we add "un" to "happy," we get "unhappy," which means not happy.

Sometimes we make up completely new words by combining two or more existing words. For example, let's say we have the word "bicycle." We can combine the words "motor" and "cycle" to make "motorcycle." This is a new word that means a bike with a motor.

Finally, there are words that we borrow from other languages. For example, the word "sushi" comes from Japanese.

So there you have it! Word formation is how we make up new words using parts of existing words, adding prefixes and suffixes, combining words, and borrowing from other languages.