1. Prefixes and Suffixes
Grade 3
Language Arts

2. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word.
What is a prefix?
A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a base word.

3. A suffix is a word part added to the ending of a base word.
What is a suffix?
A suffix is a word part added to the ending of a base word.

4. Let’s practice reading these words.un +
fair =
unfair =
help + er
helper = +
friend ly
friendly

5. Let’s practice reading these words.un +
happy =
unhappy =
farm + er
farmer = +
sad ly
sadly

6. Let’s practice reading these words.un +
hurt =
unhurt =
care +
ful
careful = +
hope
ful
hopeful

7. Let’s practice reading these words.+
make =
remake = un +
like
unlike = re
retell +
tell

8. The prefix re- means “again”.
What does it mean?
The prefix re- means “again”.
Remake means to make
again.

9. What’s it mean?
Retell means…
to not tell
to tell again

10. The prefix un- means “not” or “the opposite of”.
What does it mean?
The prefix un- means “not” or “the opposite of”.
Unhappy means not happy.

11. What’s it mean?
Unfair means…
in a fair way
not fair

12. What’s it mean?
Unhurt means…
not hurt
hurt again

13. What’s it mean?
Unlike means…
to like again
not like

14. Unimportant means… What’s it mean? in an important way
opposite of important

15. The suffix -ful means “full of”.
What does it mean?
The suffix -ful means “full of”.
Careful means full of
care.

16. What’s it mean?
Hopeful means…
in a hoping way
full of hope

17. The suffix -ly means “in a certain way”.
What does it mean?
The suffix -ly means “in a certain way”.
Friendly means in a friend
kind of a way.

18. What’s it mean?
Sadly means…
in a sad way
full of sad

19. What’s it mean?
Silently means…
in a silent way
full of silence

20. The suffix -er means “a person who”.
What does it mean?
The suffix -er means “a person who”.
Helper means a person
who helps.

21. What’s it mean?
Farmer means…
more farm
a person who farms

22. Great Job!!!
We read words with prefixes and suffixes. We also decided the meaning of the word based on its prefix or suffix.

23. skip + ed = skipped swim + ing = swimming jump + ed = jumped
Endings: -ed and -ing
skip
+ ed =
skipped
swim
+ ing =
swimming
jump
+ ed =
jumped

24. love + ed = loved run + ing = running try + ed = tried
Endings: -ed and -ing
love
+ ed =
loved
run
+ ing =
running
try
+ ed =
tried

25. Scott told Mom about how he and Dad _________ from the grizzly.
Complete the sentence
Scott told Mom about how
he and Dad _________
from the grizzly.
escapped
escaped
escapeed

26. “I wonder why the grizzly ______ towards us,” said Scott.
Complete the sentence
“I wonder why the grizzly ______ towards us,” said Scott.
steped
stepied
stepped

27. “She was ____ for her cubs,” said Dad.
Complete the sentence
“She was ____ for her cubs,” said Dad.
caring
carring
carrin