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Affixes Worksheet

This worksheet provides examples of prefixes and suffixes to help students learn how to add affixes to root words to create new words. For prefixes, students are given lists of prefixes like "in-", "non-", "mis-", and "un-" and asked to write 3 words for each with that prefix. Similarly, for suffixes students are given suffixes like "-ance", "-ant", "-ize", "-phone", and "-ism" and asked to write 3 words for each suffix. The document provides the format and an example for each exercise to demonstrate what is expected.

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Affixes Worksheet

This worksheet provides examples of prefixes and suffixes to help students learn how to add affixes to root words to create new words. For prefixes, students are given lists of prefixes like "in-", "non-", "mis-", and "un-" and asked to write 3 words for each with that prefix. Similarly, for suffixes students are given suffixes like "-ance", "-ant", "-ize", "-phone", and "-ism" and asked to write 3 words for each suffix. The document provides the format and an example for each exercise to demonstrate what is expected.

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Affixes Worksheet

A prefix is a word part that is added to the beginning of a word.

Directions: Write three words with each prefix given below.

Example A: super

Answer: supermarket, superman, superwoman

1. in- (meaning “not”) : _________________________________________________________________________

2. non- : _________________________________________________________________________

3. mis- : _________________________________________________________________________

4. un- : _________________________________________________________________________

5. auto- : _________________________________________________________________________

6. geo- : _________________________________________________________________________

7. anti- : _________________________________________________________________________

A suffix is a word part that appears at the end of a root or base word to form a new word.

Directions: Write three words with each suffix given below.

Example A: er

Answer: singer, performer, writer

1. –ance, -ence : _________________________________________________________________________

2. –ant (“person”): _________________________________________________________________________

3. –ize : _________________________________________________________________________

4. –phone: _________________________________________________________________________

5. –ism: _________________________________________________________________________
Answers

prefix

1. in- : inconvenient, independent, informal, indirect, incredible, incorrect, incomplete

2. non- : nonviolent, nontoxic, nonfiction, nonsense, nonprofit

3. mis- : misquote, misunderstand, miscommunicate, misinform, mistake, misbehave

4. un- : unintentional, unfriendly, unhappy, undesirable, unbelievable

5. auto- : automobile, autobiography, autograph, automatic

6. geo- : geology, geography, geometry, geologist, geographer

7. anti- : antidote, antifreeze, antisocial, anticrime, antibiotic

suffix

1. –ance, -ence : performance, appearance, resistance, assistance, importance, insurance

emergence, reference, presence, confidence, independence, difference

2. –ant : defendant, informant, assistant, servant, merchant, participant

3. –ize : dramatize, idolize, authorize, equalize, jeopardize, realize, idealize

4. –phone: telephone, cellphone, smartphone, microphone, saxophone

5. –ism: criticism, organism, optimism, journalism, realism, humanism

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