Grade 3 Word Building Worksheet
A worksheet for third graders to practice word building skills through prefixes, suffixes, and compound words.
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Read the instructions for each section carefully and answer all questions.
Prefix Power!
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, 're-' means again, so 'redo' means to do again.
1. What does the word 'unhappy' mean? (Hint: 'un-' means not)
2. Add the prefix 'pre-' (meaning before) to the word 'heat' to make a new word. What does the new word mean?
Suffix Superstars!
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a word to change its meaning. For example, '-ful' means full of, so 'helpful' means full of help.
3. Which word means 'full of joy'?
joyless
enjoy
joyful
rejoice
4. Which suffix would you add to 'quick' to mean 'in a quick way'?
-ing
-ly
-er
-ness
Compound Word Challenge!
A compound word is made when two smaller words are joined together to make a new word. For example, 'sun' + 'flower' = 'sunflower'.
5. What compound word can you make from 'rain' and 'bow'?
6. Fill in the blank to complete the compound word: 'pan' + ' ' = 'pancake'.
Word Building Story!
7. Write two sentences using at least one word with a prefix and one word with a suffix. Underline the word with the prefix and circle the word with the suffix.