Affixes Puzzles for Prefixes and Suffixes

Practice building words with affixes with these prefix and suffix puzzles. Students will have fun building words with prefixes and suffixes with this this literacy activity.

What is Included:

These resource contains 48 three piece puzzles that feature the word's definition on the top piece, the root word on another piece and the prefix or suffix on the 3rd piece. There are four puzzles to each printed page making these puzzles the ideal size for morning tubs, baskets or task boxes.

When to Use

• Early Finishers - If students finish their work early, they can use these puzzles for extra practice.

• Small Group Work - Teachers can use these puzzles to target small groups of students who need more practice.

• Literacy Center - Students can practice building words individually or with a partner in a literacy center.

• Morning Tub or Basket - Students can work independently or with a partner to complete the puzzles while waiting on classmates to arrive at class.

• Tasks Boxes - These puzzles fit well in tasks boxes making literacy centers easy to set up and put away.

Other ways these puzzles can be used is to add magnets to the back of each piece and use a baking tray or magnetic board to build each word and match each word's definition.

Prefixes Included:

de-, dis-, il-, in-, inter-, im-, mis-, non-, over-, pre-, re-, tri-, un-, under-

Suffixes Included:

-able, -er, -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -ous, -y

Skills Assessed:

• These puzzles help with identifying words with prefixes

• These puzzles help with learning the meaning of prefixes

• These puzzles help students learn how prefixes change the meaning of words.

These affixes puzzles are a low prep activity for students to practice words with prefixes and suffixes. The teacher simply needs to print the puzzles on card stock, cut apart each puzzle, then place the puzzles in the desired location for students to complete. Printing on colored card stock will give these puzzles a colorful pop! These puzzles include American, British and Australian spellings for root words.