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Grade 2 Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet with Answers

Grade 2 (US) · Year 3 (UK) · Class 2 (India) · English

Unit 4: VocabularyWord PartsCCSS L.2.4b

Using prefixes and suffixes to work out and build new words. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Prefixes & Suffixes

Grade 2 · English

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Learning goal: Word Parts · CCSS L.2.4b

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Add a prefix to make 'tell again'.

Answer: retell

RememberPrefixes and suffixes

un+help+ful=unhelpfulprefixbase wordsuffixun = not · re = again · -ful = full of
Part A

Match each clue to the right word. Write the letter in the box.

  1. 1What does the prefix 'pre-' mean in 'preview'?
  2. 2What does the suffix '-able' mean in 'readable'?
  3. 3Add a suffix to 'care' to mean 'without care'.
  4. 4Add a prefix to make 'not kind'.
  5. 5What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in 'misspell'?
  6. 6What does the suffix '-er' mean in 'teacher'?
  • ABefore
  • BCareless
  • CAble to be
  • DWrongly
  • EPerson who
  • FUnkind
Part B

Write your answer on the line.

  1. 7

    What does the prefix 'dis-' mean in 'disagree'?

  2. 8

    What does the prefix 'sub-' mean in 'submarine'?

  3. 9

    What does the prefix 'trans-' mean in 'transport'?

  4. 10

    What does the prefix 're-' mean in 'redo'?

  5. 11

    What does the suffix '-ful' mean in 'helpful'?

  6. 12

    What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unhappy'?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: RIGTE (clue: a striped big cat)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.A — before
  2. 2.C — able to be
  3. 3.B — careless
  4. 4.F — unkind
  5. 5.D — wrongly
  6. 6.E — a person who
  7. 7.not / opposite of
  8. 8.under
  9. 9.across
  10. 10.again
  11. 11.full of
  12. 12.not
  13. ★tiger (challenge corner)

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