This medium worksheet lets third graders build words like "reader," "misjudge," "tallest," "returnable," "weakness," "beautiful," "softly," "rearrange," and "mannerless" from short definitions. Each blank rewards careful thinking about what the prefix or suffix is doing to the base word. The matching section then asks students to pair re-, -ful, mis-, and -ness with "again," "full of," "wrongly," and "state of being."
Practicing both directions, meaning to word and affix to definition, gives third graders a flexible toolkit for tackling new vocabulary in any subject they read.
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Prefixes and Suffixes
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A person who reads books is called a reader.
2. To judge someone wrongly is to misjudge that person.
3. The tallest building in the city reaches above all others.
4. A package that can be returned is returnable.
5. The weakweakness in his arm made lifting hard.
6. A room full of beauty is beautiful.
7. She spoke softly so no one woke up.
8. To arrange the chairs again is to rearrange the chairs.
9. A child with no manners is mannerless.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
re-
→ again
full of
-ful
→ full of
state of being
mis-
→ wrongly
wrongly
-ness
→ state of being
again
Prefixes and Suffixes
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A person who reads books is called a reader.
2) To judge someone wrongly is to misjudge that person.
3) The tallest building in the city reaches above all others.
4) A package that can be returned is returnable.
5) The weakweakness in his arm made lifting hard.
6) A room full of beauty is beautiful.
7) She spoke softly so no one woke up.
8) To arrange the chairs again is to rearrange the chairs.
9) A child with no manners is mannerless.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
re-
→ again
full of
-ful
→ full of
state of being
mis-
→ wrongly
wrongly
-ness
→ state of being
again
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