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Read the list of words formed by adding suffixes.
| frequently | satisfaction | willingness |
| comfortable | resemblance | nobility |
Form two derivatives from each of the following words by adding prefixes and suffixes.
| Word | Prefix | Suffix |
| patient | patient | patiently |
| honour | ||
| respect | ||
| manage | ||
| fertile | ||
| different | ||
| friend | ||
| obey |
Solution
| Word | Prefix | Suffix |
| patient | impatient | patiently |
| honour | dishonour | honourable |
| respect | disrespect | respectable |
| manage | mismanage | management |
| fertile | infertile | fertility |
| different | indifferent | differently |
| friend | befriend | friendly |
| obey | disobey | obedience |
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