Language Arts: Prefixes and Suffixes

Add the prefix un- to the word happy. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Add the suffix -ed to the word jump. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Add the prefix re- to the word read. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Add the suffix -er to the word teach. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Circle the prefix in the word preview. Then write what the prefix means.

Circle the suffix in the word hopeful. Then write what the suffix means.

Write a word made from play and the suffix -ing. Then tell what the word means.

Write a word made from kind and the suffix -ness. Then tell what the word means.

Add the prefix dis- to the word agree. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Add the suffix -ly to the word quick. Write the new word and tell what it means.

Read the word untie. Write the prefix and tell how it changes the word tie.

Read the word smallest. Write the suffix and tell how it changes the word small.

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: I will reread the story. The prefix re- means once more or before.

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: A singer is a person who sings. The suffix -er means a person who or happened in the past.

Write one word with a prefix and one word with a suffix. Then tell what each word means.