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Grade 3 Prefixes & Suffixes Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · English

Unit 3: VocabularyWord PartsCCSS L.3.4b

Using prefixes and suffixes to work out and build new words. This free upper 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 3 · English

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Learning goal: Word Parts · CCSS L.3.4b

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.

Example

What does the suffix '-less' mean in 'fearless'?

Answer: without

RememberPrefixes and suffixes

un+help+ful=unhelpfulprefixbase wordsuffixun = not · re = again · -ful = full of
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    What does the prefix 'mis-' mean in 'misspell'?

  4. 4

    Add a prefix to make 'not kind'.

  5. 5

    What does the suffix '-er' mean in 'teacher'?

  6. 6

    What does the suffix '-able' mean in 'readable'?

  7. 7

    Add a prefix to make 'tell again'.

  8. 8

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

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

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

  11. 11

    What does the prefix 'anti-' mean in 'antibiotic'?

  12. 12

    Add a suffix to 'care' to mean 'without care'.

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

What gets wetter the more it dries?

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.under
  2. 2.not / opposite of
  3. 3.wrongly
  4. 4.unkind
  5. 5.a person who
  6. 6.able to be
  7. 7.retell
  8. 8.again
  9. 9.across
  10. 10.full of
  11. 11.against
  12. 12.careless
  13. ★a towel (challenge corner)

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