The document defines and provides examples of the affixes "anti-" and "-al". "Anti-" means against or opposite, and is used to form words like antifreeze, antisocial, antiseptic, etc. "-al" means having the characteristics of, and is used to form words like personal, aerial, imperial, comical, floral, and dismissal. Examples are given for how each affix can be added to root words to change their meaning.

1. Affixes Part 2
anti-
-al

2. anti-
against /
opposite

3. anti-
1. If you live in really cold parts of
the world, you need to put ___
fluid in your car’s radiator. If you
put water in the radiator, the
water will freeze.

4. anti-
1. If you live in really cold parts of
the world, you need to put
antifreeze fluid in your car’s
radiator. If you put water in the
radiator, the water will freeze.

5. anti-
2. You should go to more social
events. Don’t be so ___.

6. anti-
2. You should go to more social
events. Don’t be so antisocial.

7. anti-
3. If a wound gets infected with
bacteria, the wound has become
septic. You can pour ___ on a cut
to kill any bacteria.

8. anti-
3. If a wound gets infected with
bacteria, the wound has become
septic. You can pour antiseptic on
a cut to kill any bacteria.

9. anti-
4. If you believe people shouldn’t
smoke, you might be ___.

10. anti-
4. If you believe people shouldn’t
smoke, you might be antismoking.

11. anti-
5. Modern car brakes are designed
so that they won’t lock up if the
driver applies the brakes too hard.
They are called ___ brakes.

12. anti-
5. Modern car brakes are designed
so that they won’t lock up if the
driver applies the brakes too hard.
They are called antilock brakes.

13. anti-
6. A device that is designed to
make it difficult for a thief to steal
something that belongs to you is
called a/an ___ device.

14. anti-
6. A device that is designed to
make it difficult for a thief to steal
something that belongs to you is
called a/an antitheft device.

15. -al
having
characteristics of

16. -al
1. Possessions that belong to a
person are their ___ possessions.

17. -al
1. Possessions that belong to a
person are their personal
possessions.

18. -al
2. A photo taken from high in the
air is called a/an ___ photograph.

19. -al
2. A photo taken from high in the
air is called a/an aerial
photograph.

20. -al
3. Things that have to do with an
emperor are ___.

21. -al
3. Things that have to do with an
emperor are imperial.

22. -al
4. What is the root word of
“autumnal”? ___

23. -al
4. What is the root word of
“autumnal”? autumn

24. -al
5. Something that is funny has
comedy, so we say it is ___.

25. -al
5. Something that is funny has
comedy, so we say it is comical.

26. -al
6. If you deny that something is
true, even though it IS true, then
you are in ___.

27. -al
6. If you deny that something is
true, even though it IS true, then
you are in denial.

28. -al
7. Things that have to do with
flowers are ___.

29. -al
7. Things that have to do with
flowers are floral.

30. -al
8. To dismiss a class means you
tell the students they are allowed
to leave. “Dismiss” is a verb. The
noun version of it is ___.

31. -al
8. To dismiss a class means you
tell the students they are allowed
to leave. “Dismiss” is a verb. The
noun version of it is dismissal.