Language Arts: Prefixes and Suffixes
Building word meanings with word parts
Building word meanings with word parts
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
- 1
Add the prefix un- to the word happy. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 2
Add the suffix -ed to the word jump. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 3
Add the prefix re- to the word read. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 4
Add the suffix -er to the word teach. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 5
Circle the prefix in the word preview. Then write what the prefix means.
- 6
Circle the suffix in the word hopeful. Then write what the suffix means.
- 7
Write a word made from play and the suffix -ing. Then tell what the word means.
- 8
Write a word made from kind and the suffix -ness. Then tell what the word means.
- 9
Add the prefix dis- to the word agree. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 10
Add the suffix -ly to the word quick. Write the new word and tell what it means.
- 11
Read the word untie. Write the prefix and tell how it changes the word tie.
- 12
Read the word smallest. Write the suffix and tell how it changes the word small.
- 13
Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: I will reread the story. The prefix re- means once more or before.
- 14
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.
- 15
Write one word with a prefix and one word with a suffix. Then tell what each word means.
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