Suffixes Change the Part of Speech

Teach the prefix sheets first, then the suffix sheets, and point out the spelling help boxes. Prefix, Root and Suffix Breakdown works as a closing check because it uses every part at once.

Fill in 8 word families like decide, decision and decisive, then name the part of speech in 6 sentences. Adding or changing a suffix can turn one word into a whole family, such as act, action, active and actively. The directions on the page read: In Part A, write the missing verb, noun, adjective or adverb in each row of the chart. In Part B, circle the part of speech of each word in bold. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade prefixes & suffixes, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with prefixes and suffixes. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Inter means between, so an intersection is a place where roads cross and an intercity train runs between cities. Prefixes Pre, Post, Inter and Trans practices it along with pre, post and trans.

Suffixes That Make Nouns uses ment, ness, ity, tion and ance, as in enjoyment, darkness, equality, protection and allowance. Students then write 4 sentences with nouns they made.

Find the prefix at the front, the suffix at the end and the root in the middle. Prefix, Root and Suffix Breakdown splits incredible into in, cred and ible, then asks for the meaning.