Prefixes and Suffixes Worksheets and Vocabulary Activities for Grade 2

Six different task formats work the same affixes: adding a prefix to a base word, adding a suffix, choosing between un-, re- and pre-, completing sentences with a prefix word, writing a suffixed word into a sentence, and unscrambling prefix words.

Year groups: Primary, Years 2–6
Pages: 6
File type: PDF
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Updated May 11, 2026

Subject: Grammar, Language Development, English
Topic: Prefix and Suffix Worksheets, Prefixes and Suffixes Activities
Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Introduction

This worksheet pack helps students practice prefixes and suffixes through a variety of engaging word-building and vocabulary activities. Learners strengthen reading, spelling, and vocabulary skills while learning how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words.

What’s Included:

A variety of prefix and suffix activities
Word-building exercises with prefixes and suffixes
Circle-the-correct-prefix activities
Sentence completion tasks
Vocabulary development exercises
Sentence-writing practice using new words
Unscramble-the-word activities
Fun and interactive literacy exercises for young learners

Grades / Ages:

Ideal for Grades 1–5

Implementation Format:

Perfect for classwork, homework, literacy centres, or independent practice
Great for phonics lessons, vocabulary review, and reading practice
Supports both guided and independent learning

Answer Key:

Not included

File Type:

PDF (Non-editable)

Number of Pages:

6 pages total

License:

Paid product for personal or single-classroom use only

Tags to Use:

prefix and suffix worksheets, prefixes and suffixes activities, word building worksheets, vocabulary development, phonics worksheets, literacy centres, elementary grammar worksheets

What's included

A prefix-building page: "Add the correct prefix to each word to create a new word" over ten base words - happy, write, view, do, heat, load, paid, cover, wrap, pack (page 1)
A suffix-building page: "Add the correct suffix to each base word" over eleven base words - help, use, quick, care, thank, friend, hope, love, fear, end, home (page 2)
A multiple-choice page printing un-, re- and pre- beside each of eleven base words: lock, build, pay, tie, wrap, play, pack, view, do, read, write (page 3)
A sentence-completion page with eleven gapped sentences needing a prefix word, from "I had to ___ the book because I didn't understand it" to "We ___ the oven before baking" (page 4)
A sentence-writing page: "Add a suffix and rewrite each word in a sentence" over eleven base words - care, use, joy, hope, end, cheer, fear, help, rest, sleep, need (page 5)
An unscrambling page with eleven jumbled prefix words to sort out (page 6)
Name and Class lines at the head of the first page

Resource types: Worksheets, Worksheets & Printables

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Add a prefix to a base word to make a new word, working from the base word alone
Add a suffix to a base word in the same way, across eleven common bases
Choose correctly between un-, re- and pre- when all three are offered against the same word
Select the prefix word that fits the meaning of a sentence, rather than one that merely sounds right
Use a newly suffixed word inside a sentence of their own, showing they know what it means as well as how it is spelled

Teaching tips

The six pages rise in demand rather than repeating: supplying an affix from nothing on pages 1 and 2, choosing from three on page 3, fitting meaning to a sentence on page 4, and producing an original sentence on page 5
Page 3 is the most supportive page in the set, since un-, re- and pre- are printed beside every word, so it makes a better starting point than page 1 for a class meeting prefixes for the first time
Several base words appear on more than one page - view, do, wrap, pack, write on the prefix pages, and care, use, hope, end, fear, help on the suffix pages - which lets a teacher compare a student's first attempt with a later one
The sentence-completion page carries the meaning clues, so it is the page to use when checking whether a student understands what re- and pre- actually do rather than just where they go
Only the first page has Name and Class lines, which matters if the six pages are handed out separately rather than stapled
Read through the unscrambling page before setting it - several of the jumbles do not resolve using only the letters printed

Skills covered

Building words with prefixes - ten base words on the first page and eleven on the multiple-choice page are turned into new words by adding un-, re- or pre-.
Building words with suffixes - eleven base words are given a suffix, and a second page repeats the demand with the added requirement of a sentence.
Choosing an affix by meaning - the sentence page supplies a context for each gap, so the choice depends on what re-, un- and pre- mean rather than on how the word looks.
Using a new word in writing - the suffix sentence page asks students to produce their own sentence for each word they have formed.
Recognising a prefix word from its letters - the closing page scrambles eleven prefix words for students to reconstruct.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

Which prefixes does the set concentrate on?

Three: un-, re- and pre-. The multiple-choice page prints all three against each of eleven base words - lock, build, pay, tie, wrap, play, pack, view, do, read, write - and the sentence page draws on the same set, with gaps pointing at rereading a book, unwrapping a gift, paying for a film online and untying shoelaces.

How do the two suffix pages differ from each other?

By what has to be produced. The first asks only for the suffix, across eleven base words - help, use, quick, care, thank, friend, hope, love, fear, end, home. The second raises the demand: add a suffix and then use the new word in a sentence of your own, working from care, use, joy, hope, end, cheer, fear, help, rest, sleep and need.

Is any support given for choosing the right prefix?

On one page. The multiple-choice page prints un-, re- and pre- beside every word, which turns the task into a choice between three. The other prefix pages give only the base word or the sentence, so the affix has to come from the student.