Name: ______________________________ Grade & Section: ________________ Date: __________

Quarter 1
Activity No. 3
DECODE THE MEANING OF WORDS WITH AFFIXES

A prefix is a letter or letters placed before the rootword or body of a word. The prefix changes the
meaning of the word.

A. Below are three prefixes and their meanings. Use these prefixes to form one word for the
underlined words in each sentence.

re –-- again,back un –-- not, opposite of dis --- not, possible

1. Paste is not necessary in assembling toy cars. ________________________

2. Sheila should arrange again the toys in the cabinet. _____________________

3. Many children are not obedient. __________________

4. Our kitchen is not tidy. __________________

5. Garbage and wastes do not have pleasant odor. ____________

A suffix as a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

B. Read each sentence carefully, and decide which suffix is needed. From the choices in the
parentheses, pick the proper suffix to complete the underlined word. Sometimes the new word
needs to be respelled.

1. The players were discouraged because the situation looked hope ___________. ( -ing, -ful, -less )

2. She was trying to be care ________ with the fragile glassware. ( -ful, -ing, -less )

3. Mother tried to make their stay enjoy_______. ( -ment, -able, -ful )

4. Poor manage__________ resulted in the bankrupting of their business. ( -ment, -able, -ful )

5. The young lady kept the souvenir program as a remember_________________ of her graduation. ( -
ism, -ation, -ance )