Story Fill-Ins

This suffix-based story cloze worksheet helps students strengthen vocabulary, morphology, and reading comprehension by completing a short narrative with the correct suffix words. Learners read the story carefully and fill in each blank using words such as kindness, playful, or brightness, applying knowledge of suffix meaning and grammar within connected text.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Applying suffix meanings to complete words accurately in a story
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds contextual reasoning and grammatical awareness
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports vocabulary and comprehension development in Grades 3, 4, and 5
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports suffix meaning, word structure analysis, and reading fluency
• Application Type: Context-driven word selection that integrates morphology with comprehension

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces how suffixes affect meaning and grammatical function
• Encourages rereading and close attention to sentence context
• Ideal for word study lessons, literacy centers, or independent practice
• Supports decoding and understanding of multisyllabic words
• Story format increases engagement and motivation
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable suffix worksheet strengthens literacy by combining word-building skills with meaningful reading. By filling in a story using correctly formed suffix words, students deepen vocabulary understanding, improve fluency, and gain confidence applying morphological knowledge in authentic text.

This worksheet is part of our Common Suffix Patterns Worksheets collection.