Prefixes and suffixes activities worksheets

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Spelling: Prefixes Only 1 out of the 3 prefixes next to a Spelling: Suffixes Only 1 out of the 3 suffixes next to a root
root word is right for that word. Choose the correct one and write word is right for that word. Choose the correct one and write the
the new word in the space. word in the space provided.
Prefixes Root word Correct word Root word Suffixes Correct word
un / dis/ sub pick unpick origin al / ly / ary original

de /im / un fraud _ _ _ _ music sion / cian / tion _ _ _ _ _

il / in / re legal _ _ _ _ noise y/ ly / ary _ _ _ _ _

mis / trans / un even _ _ _ _ happy ness / less / ful _ _ _ _ _

anti / re / in play _ _ _ _ beauty ful / est / ly _ _ _ _ _

in / dis / un certain _ _ _ _ like ed / er / ful _ _ _ _ _

un / in / mis fortune _ _ _ _ manage ment / ible / al _ _ _ _ _

il / un / in direct _ _ _ _ friend y / ly / ary _ _ _ _ _

de / pre / mis behave _ _ _ _ comfort able / ible / ly _ _ _ _ _

re / mis / im possible _ _ _ _ freeze ing / less / est _ _ _ _ _

il / un / in wrap _ _ _ _ excite ment / fully / ful _ _ _ _ _

ir / im / in regular _ _ _ _ love y / ary / ly _ _ _ _ _

dis / de / re name _ _ _ _ run ing / ible / ly _ _ _ _ _

inter / mis / un view _ _ _ _ accident al / ary / ed _ _ _ _ _

un / in / dis afraid _ _ _ _ caution ary / able / ness _ _ _ _ _

in / il / im moral _ _ _ _ subtract sion / tion / cian _ _ _ _ _

de / dis / re view _ _ _ _ divide cian / sion / tion _ _ _ _ _

il / un / im equal _ _ _ _ walk est / ed / ly _ _ _ _ _

un / dis / re honest _ _ _ _ wonder ful / ness / ible _ _ _ _ _

de / mis / un use _ _ _ _ clean ary / est / y _ _ _ _ _

Prefixes and suffixes

Fill in the missing prefixes and suffixes below.
Verbs Nouns Adjectives Negative adjectives
achieve achieve_ _ _ _ achiev_ _ _ _ under-achieving

analyze analysis analy_ _ _ _ _

compete compet_ _ _ _ _ competitive uncompetitive

compet_ _ _ _

competitiveness

control control controlled uncontrolled

control_ _ _ controlling

coordinat_ coordinator coordinat_ _ uncoordinated

economize econom_ economi_ _ _ _economic_ _

economics economi_ _ _economic

economist

manage manager manageable _ _manageable

manage_ _ _ _

managerial

organize organization organized _ _ _organized

organizer

responsibility responsible _ _responsible

strateg_ strategic

strateg_ _ _

administrat_ _ administrative

administer administration

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