Fix the Broken Pencils!

Prefix/Suffix Building Center

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This puzzle-type activity reinforces student
understanding of prefixes and suffixes.

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point less
joy ful
hope less
fear less
care ful
pre pay
pre pare
great er
fast er
kind est
un happy
un lock
re read
re try
long est
im polite
mis behave
re view er
in correct
dis obey
im patient
mis lead
in express ible
in active
dis like
 like able
dark en
color less
catch able
thick en
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Filled with Without Without
joy hope fear

Full of care Pay before *Get ready

ahead of time

More great More fast Most kind

10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
Not happy Not locked Read again

Try again Most long Not polite

Not *One who Not correct

reviews again
behaved
19 20 21
22 23 24
25 26 27
 To not Not patient Not
obey leading
*Not able to Not active Not liked
be expressed

Able to be To make Without

liked dark color
28 29 30
31 32 33
34 35 36
To make Able to be Without a
thick caught point
 Recording Sheet
Card Number Word Created
 Answer Key

1. fearless 13. impolite 25. colorless

2. hopeless 14. longest 26. darken
3. joyful 15. retry 27. likeable
4. prepare 16. incorrect 28. pointless
5. prepay 17. reviewer 29. catchable
6. careful 18. misbehave 30. thicken
7. kindest 19. mislead 31.
8. faster 20. impatient 32.
9. greater 21. disobey 33.
10. reread 22. dislike 34.
11. unlock 23. inactive 35.
12. unhappy 24. inexpressible 36.
 How do I use this thing?
Directions:

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YourCreativeClassroom
1. Print (pgs 9-16 should be printed double sided)
2. Laminate pencils and meaning cards
3. Cut out pencils and cards
4. Cut pencils apart as if breaking the
prefix, root word, and suffix apart.
5. Copy student recording sheet and enjoy!