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Suffixes Practice Worksheet

A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to practice identifying and understanding common suffixes like -ed, -ing, -s, and -ful.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarPhonicsWord PatternsSuffixes
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4.b

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ELAGrade 2SuffixesGrammarWord Patterns
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Suffixes Practice

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Circle the suffix in each word and write it on the blank line.

1. walking  

2. jumped  

3. helpful  

4. cats  

Choose the word that correctly completes each sentence.

5. Yesterday, I   a book.

a

read

b

reading

c

reads

d

reader

6. My friend is very  .

a

help

b

helped

c

helpful

d

helping

Add the suffix in the parentheses to the base word to make a new word. Write the new word on the line.

7. play (-ing):  

8. look (-ed):  

9. cat (-s):  

10. joy (-ful):  

Match each suffix with its meaning. Draw a line to connect them.

11. -ed

 

a. full of

12. -ing

 

b. more than one

13. -s

 

c. happening now

14. -ful

 

d. happened in the past

15. Write a sentence using a word with the suffix -ing. Underline the word.

16. Write a sentence using a word with the suffix -ed. Underline the word.