Affixes Worksheet

Select the suffix in the word followed

• ed

• follow

• fol

• ow

What does the suffix "ness" mean?

• full of

• being

• without

• not

"Patrick could not recall ever being so far away from home." What does the word "recall" mean?

• remember

• again

• move

• sleep

Mandy did not want to displease her mom. What does the word "displease" mean?

• make happy

• make afraid

• make angry

• make funny

What does the suffix "ly" mean?

• most

• without

• someone who

• do something

Before we got our dog, he was a homeless puppy. What does the word "homeless" mean?

• without a home

• with a home

• dirty

• home again

I was given a handful of cookies. What does "handful" mean?

• without hands

• with hands

• hands full of

• hands again

I was sleepy, but I was able to regain my strength. What does "regain" mean?

• gain without

• not gain

• gain again

• someone who gains

The prefix comes at the _______ of a word.

• middle

• end

• beginning

• bottom

What is the main part of the word called?

• root word

• affix

• prefix

• suffix