Year 8 English — Prefixes and suffixes
Build a new word by adding a prefix or a suffix, and say what the new word means.
Name: ________________________
1.Add a suffix to "hope" to make a word meaning "full of hope".
2.Match each suffix to what it adds to the word.
- -ful
- -less
- -ness
- -ly
- -able
- -er
- full of
- without
- in that manner
- a quality or a state
- a person who does it
- able to be
3.Sort each word part by where it attaches.
Groups: Prefix — goes before the word · Suffix — goes after the word
- re-
- un-
- -ful
- -less
- dis-
- -ness
4.What does "rewrite" mean?
- a) write again
- b) stop writing
- c) write badly
- d) write before
5.Add a suffix to "teach" to name the person who teaches.
6.Match each prefix to its meaning.
- un-
- re-
- pre-
- mis-
- over-
- sub-
- again
- before
- not
- wrongly
- too much
- under
7.Which word means "able to be carried"?
- a) transport
- b) porter
- c) import
- d) portable
8.Add a prefix to "happy" to make a word meaning "not happy".
Answer key — Year 8 English — Prefixes and suffixes
- 1. hopeful
- 2. -ful → full of; -less → without; -ness → a quality or a state; -ly → in that manner; -able → able to be; -er → a person who does it
- 3. un- → Prefix — goes before the word; -ful → Suffix — goes after the word; re- → Prefix — goes before the word; -less → Suffix — goes after the word; dis- → Prefix — goes before the word; -ness → Suffix — goes after the word
- 4. a) write again
- 5. teacher
- 6. un- → not; re- → again; pre- → before; mis- → wrongly; over- → too much; sub- → under
- 7. d) portable
- 8. unhappy