Affixes Adventures!
A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focusing on understanding and identifying common prefixes and suffixes.
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Affixes Adventures!
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Words can have small parts added to them to change their meaning. These small parts are called affixes.
A prefix comes BEFORE the main word (like 're-' in 'redo').
A suffix comes AFTER the main word (like '-ing' in 'running').
1. What does the prefix 're-' mean in the word 'redo'?
not
again
full of
before
2. Choose the word that means 'not happy'.
happily
unhappy
prehappy
rehappy
Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. Add the suffix '-ing' or '-ed' to the base word.
1. The dog is in the park right now.
2. Yesterday, we to the store.
3. My friend very high yesterday.
Read each statement. Circle T for True or F for False.
1. The prefix 'un-' means 'not'.
True
False
2. Adding '-s' to a word always makes it mean 'more than one'.
True
False
1. Write a sentence using a word with the prefix 'un-'. Circle the prefix.
2. Write a sentence using a word with the suffix '-ing'. Circle the suffix.