Suffixes That Make Adjectives

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.

Add ous, ive, al, ful or able to 14 base words like rely and mystery and circle the spelling change. An adjective suffix turns a word into an adjective, a word that describes, as in joy becoming joyous. The directions on the page read: Add a suffix from the box to change each base word into an adjective, and write it on the line. Then circle the spelling change you made. 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.