Suffix and Prefix

What is a suffix?

• word part at the end
• word part at the beginning
• word part in the middle
• root word

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is a prefix? 

• Word part in the middle
• word part at the end
• root word
• word part at the beginning

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank: 
Everyone adored the baby. The baby was ador_____. 

• -tion
• -ible
• -able
• -ing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Fill in the blank: 
My mom wanted milk without fat. 
She wanted ___fat milk. 

• non-
• pre-
• re-
• un- 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

Fill in the blank: 
Dinosaurs existed at the beginning of time. 
These times were called ___historic. 

• non-
• pre-
• un-
• re-

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fill in the blank: 
The mountains were filled with beauty. 
They were beauti___.

• -ous
• -ing
• -sion
• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Find the word that has a suffix.

Henry the king was working hard.

• Henry

• Working

• King

• ing

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Find the word that has a prefix.

Miss Wydler reread the story.

• Miss

• Reread

• Wydler

• Re

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Find the word that has a suffix.

The sled was sliding down the hill.

• Sliding

• Down

• Sled

• The

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Find the word that has a prefix

The math problem was unclear. It was hard doing the work.

• Math

• Unclear

• Doing

• problem

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A