Prefixes/Suffixes Handout -

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A suffix is something that is a dependent part of a word and cannot stand alone. These are found at the end of an independent word. Meaning Can be done Having characteristics of Past tense verb Comparative One who Comparative Full of Having characteristics of Verb form/present participle Act process State of Adjective form of noun Without Characteristic of Action or process State/condition of Possessing the qualities of Plural, more than one Plural, more than one Key Word Comfortable Personal Hopped Higher Worker, actor Biggest Careful Linguistic Running Occasion, attraction Infinity Plaintive Fearless Quickly Enjoyment Kindness Joyous Books, boxes happy

Suffix -able/-ible -al/-lal -ed -er -er -est -ful -ic -ing -ion, -tion,-ation, -ition -ity, -ty -ive, -ative, -itive -less -ly -ment -ness -ous, -eous, -ious -s, -es -y

A prefix is something cannot stand alone (dependent) and occurs at the beginning of an independent word. Meaning Against Opposite Not, opposite of Cause to Before In Not Between Middle Wrongly Not Over Before Again Half Under Above Across Not Under Key Word Antifreeze Defrost Disagree Encode, embrace Forecast Infield Injustice, impossible Interact Midway Misfire Nonsense Overlook Prefix Return Semicircle Submarine Superstar Transport Unfriendly Undersea

Prefix AntiDeDisEn-, emForeIn-, imIn-, im-, il-, irInterMidMisNonOverPreReSemiSubSuperTransUnUnder-

Adapted from: Teaching Reading Sourcebook: For Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade by Bill Honig, Linda Diamond, and Linda Gutlohn, 2000 by CORE

Suffix Worksheet Matching Match the meaning of the suffix with the correct suffix ___-able ___-ed ___-en ___-er ___-ful ___-ing ___-less ___-ly ___-ness ___-es A. comparative B. characteristic C. more than one D. can be done E. made of

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F. state of, condition of G. without H. full of I. past tense verb J. verb form present participle

Fill In the Blank Using the words in the box, fill in the best match for the words below.
-able -ed -en -er -ful -ing -less -ly -ness -es

1. Comfort________ 4. Hop(p)________ 7. Wood_________ 10. Quick_________

2. Fear_________ 5. Care__________ 8. Kind_________

3. Box_________ 6. High_________ 9. Run(n)_________

Adapted from Lisa Crossland

Prefix Worksheet Matching Match the meaning of the prefix with the correct prefix

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___anti___de___dis___fore___in___im___re___semi___sub___un-

A. again B. not C. before D. not E. half F. against G. not, opposite of H. not I. opposite J. under

Fill in the Blank Using the words in the box, fill in the best match for the words below.
Antidedisforeinimresemisubun-

1. _______frost 4. ________freeze 7. ________justice 10. ________possible

2. ________circle 5. ________known 8. ________marine

3. _________bode 6. _________play 9. _________agree

Adapted from Lisa Crossland