15 questions
3rd - 3rd Grade
English
This Grade 3 English worksheet helps students identify and use prefixes and suffixes in familiar words. Across 15 questions, students define each type of affix, locate suffixes such as -ful and -able, identify prefixes such as dis-, and recognize words containing an affix within sentences. The worksheet also asks students to name a prefix and suffix in the same word and select words that contain both. The varied format—8 multiple-choice questions, 4 fill-in-the-blank items, 2 open-ended responses, and 1 multiple-select question—moves students from recognizing affix definitions to applying them in context. It is useful for introducing or reviewing how word parts appear at the beginning or end of a word, including examples such as thankful, fixable, disable, remarkable, and unlikeable. This free printable worksheet includes a complete answer key for efficient review and feedback.
Worksheet settings
Font size
WorksheetsAnswer KeyA part that is added at the end of the word.
fastest
fearless
a part added to the beginning of a word
parachute
proactive
remove
unlikeable
unsuccessful
, c)disloyalty
This Grade 3 English worksheet focuses on identifying prefixes at the beginning of words and suffixes at the end of words. Its 15 items use multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, open-ended, and multiple-select formats to move students from defining affixes to locating them in words such as thankful, disable, remarkable, and unlikeable. Students also distinguish words containing only one affix from words containing both.
Begin by modeling how to separate a familiar word into its root and added word part, then use the definition questions to establish that prefixes come at the beginning and suffixes at the end. Work through a few sentence-based identification items together, asking students to explain why a selected word contains an affix. Finish with the open-ended and multiple-select items so students must name affixes and identify words containing both, rather than relying only on recognition.
Watch for students reversing the locations of prefixes and suffixes, especially on the definition and fill-in-the-blank items. In the sentence questions, students may choose a familiar or important-looking word without checking whether it contains an affix, and in the open-ended items they may name the whole word instead of the added part. Students may also select every word that appears to have an ending in the multiple-select section rather than identifying words with both a prefix and a suffix.
You can assign this worksheet as a printable PDF or use it as a digital quiz on Wayground. The complete answer key supports grading the multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-select items, while the open-ended responses can be checked for accurate affix identification. For printable submissions, scan student work with the Wayground for Teachers app to help grade responses efficiently.
Use the worksheet’s Advanced Settings to adjust font spacing or increase the font size so the affix-identification items and sentence choices are easier to read. You can also apply a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language when that supports access to the vocabulary and directions. These changes preserve the worksheet’s original practice with identifying prefixes, suffixes, and words containing both.
Wayground offers a comprehensive collection of free printable worksheets and practice problems across subjects, with downloadable PDFs and answer keys to support essential skills and concepts. Browse more resources at https://wayground.com/en-us/worksheets.