Grade 2 - Spelling

Grade 2 Common Suffixes Worksheet

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Common Suffixes

Grade 2 - Spelling - Building Confidence

Worksheet 1

  1. Which suffix ends the word "careless"?

    Letter boxes show the ending word part hidden.A row of 8 boxes for the letters of a word. 4 boxes are empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.care

  2. Add the suffix "ly" to "quick".

  3. What does the suffixed word "teacher" mean?

  4. Which base word appears in "teacher"?

  5. Which suffixed word means "full of help"?

  6. Which suffix ends the word "playing"?

    Letter boxes show the ending word part hidden.A row of 7 boxes for the letters of a word. 3 boxes are empty and drawn with a dashed edge for the missing letters.play

  7. Add the suffix "er" to "teach".

  8. What does the suffixed word "quickly" mean?

  9. Which base word appears in "helpful"?

  10. Which suffixed word means "doing play now"?

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About this worksheet

Suffixes are word parts added to the end of a base word. They can change meaning, tense, or the way a word is used in a sentence. Second graders often hear the ending but spell it loosely, or they attach a suffix without noticing the base word. This worksheet keeps suffix spelling and meaning together. Students identify a suffix, build a word from a base, choose the meaning of the suffixed word, and spell the complete word from a clue. The word bank is separate from the prefix worksheet so students must attend to the ending, not just any added word part. Support versions use choices and visible boxes. Standard and challenge versions ask for more independent spelling. Encourage your child to read the base first, then ask what the ending adds.

What your child will learn

  • Identify common suffixes at the end of words
  • Join a suffix to a base word
  • Use suffix meaning to understand a word
  • Spell endings such as ful, less, ly, ed, and ing

Worked example

Helpful is help plus ful, so it means full of help.

Common mistake

Looking only at the first part of the word and ignoring the ending.

Helpful hint

Read the base word, then explain what the suffix adds.

Common PrefixesHomophones

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with common suffixes?
Looking only at the first part of the word and ignoring the ending.
How can I help my child with common suffixes?
Read the base word, then explain what the suffix adds.
Are these 2nd grade spelling worksheets free to print?
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