<![CDATA[The aim of this study is to describe the error of affixed word formation by Thai students who speak Malay as their mother tongue that covers (1) the error of affixed word formation as viewed from context sentence, (2) the error of affixed word formation as viewed from the natural use of words. This research design being use in this study is qualitative research design and the researcher employs essay writing technique as the main data collection. The findings indicate that the Thai students who speak Malay as their mother tongue performed the error of affixed word formation as viewed from context sentence. The findings pointed out some errors that covered (1) affixes omission (prefixes, suffixes and circumfix), (2) affixes addition (prefixes and suffixes), and (3) affixes ambiguity usage (prefixes and circumfix). Furthermore, based on the context sentence, the researcher found that there were errors of affixed word formation as viewed from the natural use of words. These issues caused by the use of unnatural words, such as permula kali, bergaulan, mengirimkan, berhormat, berziarah, berbual, kedudukan, berhubungan siraturrahmi, tersoho, bercakap.]]>
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