Prefix and Suffix Meanings

Grade 3 Grammar Worksheet

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Circle the meaning of each word.

  1. What does the word "painter" mean?

    • paints again
    • paints before
    • not paints
    • one who paints
  2. What does the word "replay" mean?

    • play wrongly
    • play again
    • not play
    • play before
  3. What does the word "misbehave" mean?

    • behave before
    • not behave
    • behave again
    • behave wrongly
  4. What does the word "unsafe" mean?

    • not safe
    • safe again
    • safe wrongly
    • safe before
  5. What does the word "rewrite" mean?

    • not write
    • write again
    • write before
    • write wrongly
  6. What does the word "retell" mean?

    • tell before
    • tell wrongly
    • tell again
    • not tell
  7. What does the word "helpless" mean?

    • full of help
    • without help
    • help again
    • not help
  8. What does the word "teacher" mean?

    • not teaches
    • one who teaches
    • teaches again
    • teaches before
  9. What does the word "baker" mean?

    • one who bakes
    • not bakes
    • bakes again
    • bakes before
  10. What does the word "misuse" mean?

    • use wrongly
    • not use
    • use again
    • use before
  11. What does the word "slowly" mean?

    • in a slow way
    • full of slow
    • not slow
    • slow again
  12. What does the word "careless" mean?

    • without care
    • not care
    • care again
    • full of care
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Prefix and Suffix Meanings

Answer Key - Grade 3 Grammar Worksheet

Circle the meaning of each word.

  1. What does the word "painter" mean?

    • paints again
    • paints before
    • not paints
    • one who paints
  2. What does the word "replay" mean?

    • play wrongly
    • play again
    • not play
    • play before
  3. What does the word "misbehave" mean?

    • behave before
    • not behave
    • behave again
    • behave wrongly
  4. What does the word "unsafe" mean?

    • not safe
    • safe again
    • safe wrongly
    • safe before
  5. What does the word "rewrite" mean?

    • not write
    • write again
    • write before
    • write wrongly
  6. What does the word "retell" mean?

    • tell before
    • tell wrongly
    • tell again
    • not tell
  7. What does the word "helpless" mean?

    • full of help
    • without help
    • help again
    • not help
  8. What does the word "teacher" mean?

    • not teaches
    • one who teaches
    • teaches again
    • teaches before
  9. What does the word "baker" mean?

    • one who bakes
    • not bakes
    • bakes again
    • bakes before
  10. What does the word "misuse" mean?

    • use wrongly
    • not use
    • use again
    • use before
  11. What does the word "slowly" mean?

    • in a slow way
    • full of slow
    • not slow
    • slow again
  12. What does the word "careless" mean?

    • without care
    • not care
    • care again
    • full of care