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Prefixes and Suffixes Practice

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📚 Part 1: Identifying Prefixes and Suffixes

1. Circle the prefix in each word and write its meaning:

unhappy - Prefix means: _______________

rewrite - Prefix means: _______________

preview - Prefix means: _______________

2. Underline the suffix in each word and write its meaning:

helpful - Suffix means: _______________

teacher - Suffix means: _______________

hopeless - Suffix means: _______________

3. Which word contains both a prefix AND a suffix?

unhelpful

teacher

rewrite

hopeful

🔧 Part 2: Building New Words

4. Add the correct prefix to each root word:

dis-, mis-, over-, sub-

_____ + understand = to understand wrongly

_____ + marine = underwater vessel

_____ + agree = to have different opinions

_____ + cook = to cook too much

5. Add the correct suffix to each root word:

-ment, -ness, -able, -tion

enjoy + _____ = the feeling of pleasure

read + _____ = able to be read

move + _____ = the act of moving

kind + _____ = the quality of being kind

6. Create three new words using the root word "play" and different prefixes or suffixes:

🎯 Part 3: Word Challenge

7. Match each prefix with its meaning:
anti-
inter-
multi-
pre-
before
many
between
against
8. Write a sentence using a word with the prefix "re-" and another sentence using a word with the suffix "-less":

Sentence with "re-": ________________________________

Sentence with "-less": ______________________________

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