Affixes Worksheets for Prefixes and Suffixes K-2

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What's inside this resource

Let students learn about prefixes and suffixes with these affixes worksheets. Some of the worksheets focus on a single prefix or suffix, while others provide mixes practice! Students will practice creating words with the prefix or suffix, writing words with prefixes and suffixes, and reading sentences with prefixes and suffixes

What is Included:

There are worksheets for coloring just the prefix or suffix in each word.
There are worksheets for writing words with prefixes and suffixes by using the word clues to add a certain prefix or suffix to each word..
There are worksheets for building words with prefixes and suffixes by using the picture clues given.
There is one worksheet for identifying words with prefixes and suffixes within simple sentences.

When to Use

Early Finishers - Students who finish their work early may compete one of these worksheets.
Small Group Work - The teacher can pull aside a small group of students who need extra practice with prefixes and suffixes.
Homework - These worksheets can be sent home with students to complete as home work.
Independent Practice - They make great independent practice for classroom work.
Morning Work - These worksheets make great morning work while students are arriving to class.
Sub Plans - These worksheets are easy for subs to assign to students.

These worksheets provide a great introduction to common prefixes and suffixes. These worksheets provide students with repetitive practice with simple prefixes and suffixes, allowing the students to have ample practice with each one. The variety of activities will keep students engaged in learning about prefixes and suffixes.

Prefixes Included:

de-, dis-, mis-, non-, pre-, re-, un-

Suffixes Included:

-able, -ed, -er, -es, -est, -ful, -ing, -less, -ly, -ness, -s, -y

All of the worksheets are no-prep. They just need to be printed out and handed to students to complete.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Identify the prefix or suffix within a given word.
Combine a prefix or suffix with a root word to form a new word.
Locate prefixed and suffixed words within full sentences.

Teaching tips

Start with the single-affix coloring pages (pages practicing only un-, re-, or pre-) before the mixed-prefix pages that combine un-, re-, de-, mis-, and pre- on one sheet.
Use the picture-clue building pages for students who need a visual anchor before moving to the text-only word-building pages.
Assign the closing sentence-level page (underline prefixes, circle suffixes) as a check after students have practiced each affix individually.

Skills covered

Prefix identification — students colour or isolate un-, re-, and pre- within given words such as unhappy, review, and preschool.
Suffix identification — students colour or isolate ten different suffixes, including -ing, -ed, -es/-s, -est, -ful, -ness, -less, -er, -ly, and -y.
Word formation — students combine a root word with a prefix or suffix (e.g. teach + er, box + es) to build a new word, both from text prompts and picture clues.
Sentence-level affix recognition — students underline prefixed words and circle suffixed words within nine full sentences.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the picture-clue building pages differ from the plain word-building pages?

The plain word-building pages give a text root word directly to combine with a prefix or suffix, such as pre + heat, while the picture-clue pages pair a root word with an accompanying image so students can check their answer against the picture as well as the text.

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

CCSS.L.K.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content. a. Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the verb to duck). b. Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.
CCSS.L.1.4 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word. c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).

Core concepts

Prefixes
Suffixes
Affixes
Word formation

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