No, context clues and affixes are not the same thing; they serve different purposes in understanding language.
Context Clues are hints or information provided within a text that help readers infer the meaning of unfamiliar words or phrases. For example, if a sentence describes a "diligent student who always completes assignments on time," a reader can infer that "diligent" likely means hardworking or industrious.
Affixes, on the other hand, are linguistic elements added to a base word to modify its meaning. They include prefixes (added to the beginning of a word, like "un-" in "unhappy") and suffixes (added to the end of a word, like "-ness" in "happiness"). Affixes can help determine the meaning of a word by indicating its function or altering its meaning.
In summary, context clues help you understand meaning through surrounding text, while affixes change or provide information about the words themselves.