Prefixes and suffixes are word parts that change the meaning of base words. These free printable worksheets help students learn common prefixes (un-, re-, pre-) and suffixes (-ing, -ed, -tion) to decode unfamiliar words and expand their vocabulary exponentially.
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View all prefixes & suffixes worksheetsKnowing just 20 common prefixes and suffixes can help students decode thousands of unfamiliar words. For example, knowing "un-" means "not" helps with: unhappy, unfair, unknown, unable, and hundreds more words.
Simple suffixes (-s, -ed, -ing) are introduced in Grade 1-2. Common prefixes (un-, re-) begin in Grade 2-3. More complex affixes (-tion, -ment, dis-, mis-, pre-) are covered in Grades 3-6 as vocabulary grows.