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Use Prefixes and Suffixes

Grade 1 Reading Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the answer.

1.
What does colorful mean?
- full of color
- color again
- without color
- not color
2.
In thankful, what does -ful mean?
- full of
- not
- without
- again
3.
Which word means "without harm"?
- harmless
- restart
- painful
- thankful
4.
Which word has the prefix re-?
- restart
- painless
- harmless
- colorless
5.
What is the base word in unwell?
- un
- unwell
- wel
- well
6.
Which word fits the sentence? I stayed home because I felt ___.
- unwell
- rewell
- well
7.
What does painful mean?
- without pain
- pain again
- full of pain
- not pain
8.
Add -less to the end of harm. What new word do you make?
- harmful
- harmless
- harm
- harms
9.
Read: The shot was painless, so I did not cry. What does painless mean here?
- pain again
- without pain
- full of pain
- very much pain
10.
Which word fits the sentence? That story is ___. It never happened.
- untrue
- retrue
- true

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About this worksheet

Word parts can give first graders a powerful clue to meaning. The workbook introduces prefixes such as un- and re- and suffixes such as -ful and -less near the end of the year, after children have enough base-word knowledge to reason from the parts. This worksheet asks children to connect a word part to its meaning, choose the word that fits a sentence, and explain how the part changes the base word.

Support pages use very transparent examples like redo and unhappy. Standard and challenge pages include careful contrasts such as helpful and helpless. Children may read the whole word as a memorized sight word and miss the meaningful part. Ask them to cover the prefix or suffix, read the base, then uncover the part and ask what changed.

What your child will learn

Recognize un- and re-
Recognize -ful and -less
Use word parts to infer meaning
Connect a base word to a changed word

Common Core standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.B

Worked example

Redo means do again because re- can mean again.

Common mistake

Ignoring the word part and guessing from the base word alone.

Helpful hint

Read the base word first, then add the meaning of the prefix or suffix.

Earlier: Use Context Clues

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with use prefixes and suffixes?

Ignoring the word part and guessing from the base word alone.

How can I help my child with use prefixes and suffixes?

Read the base word first, then add the meaning of the prefix or suffix.

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