Language Arts: Prefixes and Suffixes
Building word meanings with word parts
Language Arts: Prefixes and Suffixes
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.
The prefix un- often means not.
The new word is unhappy. It means not happy. - 2
Add the suffix -ed to the word jump. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The new word is jumped. It means jump already happened in the past. - 3
Add the prefix re- to the word read. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The prefix re- means again.
The new word is reread. It means to read again. - 4
Add the suffix -er to the word teach. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The new word is teacher. It means a person who teaches. - 5
Circle the prefix in the word preview. Then write what the prefix means.
Look at the beginning of the word.
The prefix is pre-. It means before. - 6
Circle the suffix in the word hopeful. Then write what the suffix means.
The suffix is -ful. It means full of. - 7
Write a word made from play and the suffix -ing. Then tell what the word means.
The suffix -ing can show an action happening now.
The word is playing. It means doing the action of play right now. - 8
Write a word made from kind and the suffix -ness. Then tell what the word means.
The word is kindness. It means the quality of being kind. - 9
Add the prefix dis- to the word agree. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The prefix dis- can mean not or opposite.
The new word is disagree. It means to not agree. - 10
Add the suffix -ly to the word quick. Write the new word and tell what it means.
The new word is quickly. It means in a quick way. - 11
Read the word untie. Write the prefix and tell how it changes the word tie.
The prefix comes at the start of the word.
The prefix is un-. It changes tie to untie, which means to undo a tie. - 12
Read the word smallest. Write the suffix and tell how it changes the word small.
The suffix is -est. It changes small to smallest, which means most small compared with others. - 13
Choose the correct word to finish the sentence: I will reread the story. The prefix re- means once more or before.
Think about doing something another time.
The correct meaning is once more. The word reread means to read again. - 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.
The correct meaning is a person who. The word singer means a person who sings. - 15
Write one word with a prefix and one word with a suffix. Then tell what each word means.
You may use prefixes like un-, re-, or pre- and suffixes like -ed, -er, or -ful.
One example of a word with a prefix is redo, which means do again. One example of a word with a suffix is helpful, which means full of help or giving help.