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Prefixes and Suffixes
Form two derivatives from each of the following words.
e.g. honest- dishonest, honesty
| manage | differ | beauty |
| peace | arrange | collect |
| approve | narrate | class |
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Solution
| 1. | manage | manager | management |
| 2. | differ | different | difference |
| 3. | beauty | beautiful | beautious |
| 4. | peace | peaceful | placemaker |
| 5. | arrange | arranged | arrangement |
| 6. | collect | collector | collective |
| 7. | approve | approval | disapprove |
| 8. | narrate | narration | narrator |
| 9. | class | classic | classify |
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