Add Suffixes to Spell Longer Words - Worksheet

An engaging set of worksheets from a collection of English Teaching Resources aims to enhance students' understanding of suffixes and their impact on root words. The 'Match the Suffixes Worksheet' requires students to pair suffixes with root words to form new words, along with their definitions. For example, combining 'slow' with 'ly' creates 'slowly', meaning to do something in a slow manner. Similarly, 'pain' with 'less' forms 'painless', indicating an absence of pain. This exercise not only expands vocabulary but also helps students grasp the concept of how suffixes alter the meaning of base words.

Another worksheet titled 'Mind the Gap Worksheet' invites students to choose the correct word from a given list to complete sentences, such as filling in the blank in "The old man was very __________." with 'powerless' or 'hateful'. This activity tests comprehension and encourages careful word selection. Additionally, the 'Root Word, Suffix and Definition Worksheet' challenges students to add the correct suffix to a root word and match it to its definition, for instance, 'strange' plus 'ly' equals 'strangely', meaning doing something in a strange way. The 'Making Sentences Worksheet' further allows students to practice their sentence construction skills using newly learned words such as 'awkwardness' and 'enlargement'. These resources are designed to be interactive and educational, fostering a deeper understanding of English word formation.