Wordpartsprintables

Prefixes, Suffixes &
Root Words
A Collection of Resources by
The Curriculum Corner
I can use the beginnings and
endings of words to help me
figure out what they mean.
I can find root words with lots of

different endings.
I can use prefixes that I know to

help me understand new words.
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I can use root words to help me
understand new words.
I can use prefixes and suffixes

that I know to help me
understand new words.
I can use root words I know to

help me understand the meanings
of new words.
Name: ____________________________________
Prefix Assessment
Directions: Draw a line to match each prefix with its meaning.
un wrong
re not
mis before
pre again
Directions: Use the word bank to complete each sentence.
1. I had to ___________________________ the oven.

2. I ___________________________ my favorite book.
3. I have to ___________________________ my jacket
before I take it off.
4. My teacher gave me a math ________________________.
5. My teacher had me ___________________________ her
what happened in the story.
6. I practiced the word so I did not
___________________________ it.
pretest reread
preheat misspell
retell unzip
Name: ____________________________________
Suffix Assessment
Directions: Draw a line to match each prefix with its meaning.
ful can be
able in a way
ly someone who
or full of
Directions: Use the word bank to complete each sentence.
1. The ___________________________ is the person who
edits the book.
2. I tiptoed _________________________ down the stairs
so I did not wake up my family.
3. My alarm clock was ___________________________. It
always went off at the right time.
4. I ________________________. helped my mom make
cookies. I loved helping!
5. The book was very ___________________________ to
read. I really liked it!
6. The wind was so ___________________________ it blew
the leaves off of the trees.
quietly happily
powerful editor
reliable enjoyable.
Name: ____________________________________
Root Word Assessment

Directions: Circle the root word.
playful
rewrite
unhappy
powerful
preschool
refill
colorful
untie
misbehave
quickly
Focus on: Prefixes
Prefix Meaning Examples
mistreat, misspell
mis wrong, bad mistake,
mistreat
prefix, preheat
pre before pretest, prepay
reread, retell,
re again redo
unable, untie,
un not unzip, unkind
Focus on: Prefixes
Prefix Meaning Examples
mis
pre
re
un
Focus on: Root Words
Root word Examples
act react
friend unfriend
heat preheat, reheat
play replay
print reprint
read misread, reread
spell misspell
test pretest
tie retie, untie
write prewrite, rewrite
Focus on: Prefixes
Root word Examples
act
friend
heat
play
print
read
spell
test
tie
write
Focus on: Suffixes
Suffix Meaning Examples
comfortable,
-able can be enjoyable, reliable
-ful full of careful, powerful
happily, quietly,
-ly in a way slowly
someone editor, illustrator,

-or
who visitor
Focus on: Suffixes
Suffix Meaning Examples
-able
-ful
-ly
-or
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Prefix Practice
A prefix comes _______________________ a word.
Directions: Draw a picture to show the meaning of each word.
untie misspell retell
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Prefix Practice
reuse misuse unzip
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Suffix Practice
loudly visitor colorful
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Suffix Practice
happily comfortable breakable
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Prefix Addition
un re mis pre heat do spell place kind fair
Directions: Make word with a prefix. Write each word in the boxes at the bottom. Draw
a picture to show the meaning of each word.
Name: ______________________________ Date: ________________
Suffix Addition
A suffix comes _______________________ a word.
beauty act quiet break able ful ly or
Directions: Make word with a prefix. Write each word in the boxes at the bottom. Draw
a picture to show the meaning of each word.
reread unkind redo
unfair misspell preheat
misbehave preview retie

to read to do
not kind
again again
to spell to heat
not fair
wrong before
to behave to watch to tie

wrong before again
actor governor quickly
quietly peaceful powerful
breakable believable illustrator

someone
someone
who in a quick
who acts way
governs
in a quiet full of full of

way peace power
someone
able to be can be who
broken believed illustrates
The butterfly I had to talk in The woman
a quiet way
was full of
while my sister
had to edit
beauty.
slept. the book.
I was able I had to walk

The boy was
in a slow way
to rely on so I did not someone
my friend. spill my drink. who acts.
My sister My friend had The soft

walked in a to use care as blanket was
happy way she carried full of
to school. the glass. comfort.
beautiful quietly editor
reliable slowly actor
happily carefully comfortable
I had to read
my book
I did not think I lost my
it was fair.
again. coat.
I had to warm
I did not spell
up the oven He was not
the word the
before I baked
right way. nice to me.
the cookies.
I had to write My little

The sign told
my messy sister was
me to be
sentences not being
again. careful.
good.
reread unfair misplace
preheat misspell unkind
rewrite precaution misbehave


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Prefixes, Suffixes &

I can find root words with lots of

I can use prefixes that I know to

I can use prefixes and suffixes

I can use root words I know to

1. I had to ___________________________ the oven.

Root Word Assessment

Prefix Meaning Examples

Prefix Meaning Examples

Root word Examples

heat preheat, reheat

read misread, reread

tie retie, untie

write prewrite, rewrite

Root word Examples

Suffix Meaning Examples

-ful full of careful, powerful

someone editor, illustrator,

Suffix Meaning Examples

A prefix comes _______________________ a word.

Directions: Draw a picture to show the meaning of each word.

untie misspell retell

A prefix comes _______________________ a word.

Directions: Draw a picture to show the meaning of each word.

reuse misuse unzip

A prefix comes _______________________ a word.

Directions: Draw a picture to show the meaning of each word.

loudly visitor colorful

A prefix comes _______________________ a word.

Directions: Draw a picture to show the meaning of each word.

happily comfortable breakable

A prefix comes _______________________ a word.

un re mis pre heat do spell place kind fair

A suffix comes _______________________ a word.

beauty act quiet break able ful ly or

unfair misspell preheat

misbehave preview retie

to behave to watch to tie

quietly peaceful powerful

breakable believable illustrator

in a quiet full of full of

I was able I had to walk

My sister My friend had The soft

reliable slowly actor

happily carefully comfortable

I had to write My little

preheat misspell unkind

rewrite precaution misbehave

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