Suffixes and Prefixes

This lesson is so beneficial it makes any teacher's heart skip a beat! After readers identify words from Words by Heart, they break down unknown vocabulary with a handout detailing various prefixes and suffixes. Once they finish...

Words are kind of like a train, with affixes as the added cars. Practice prefixes, suffixes, and root words with these worksheets. Learners add words on to the beginning and end of words, practice with some roots, and use the words in...

Get your class on track with their affixes by covering prefixes, suffixes, and root words in depth. This short three-lesson unit includes vocabulary lists to study, detailed plan procedures, and some accompanying worksheets.

Match prefixes and suffixes to their definition in a 10-problem grammar worksheet. Prefixes and suffixes in focus include muta-, pre-, aud-, post-, psych-, fid-, -ize, -dox, -urb, and anti-.

How can adding a prefix or suffix to a root word create an entirely new word? Study a packet of resources that focuses on Greek and Latin roots, as well as different prefixes and suffixes that learners can use for easy reference.

Activate scholars' knowledge of prefixes and suffixes with a matching game that challenges learners to identify meanings, build words, and write and illustrate sentences. 

An online, interactive vocabulary skills activity has elementary learners match five words to their appropriate suffixes or prefixes. Simple word combinations are included like hand and some. This resource provides an opportunity for...

Give your elementary learners an opportunity to practice matching prefixes and suffixes to create words. Word combinations like honor and able are included, but learners should be able to match up the combinations correctly since only...

Second graders match the base word in column 1 with a prefix or suffix from column 2 to make a new word. They make five words.

Use this interactive tool to introduce your learners to prefixes and suffixes. First they use a crossword puzzle to find the opposites of the words provided. Then, they take a list of words and possible suffixes, matching the appropriate...