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This suffix-focused nonfiction worksheet helps students strengthen reading comprehension and morphological awareness by examining how suffixes function within informational text. Learners read a nonfiction passage, underline every word containing a suffix, and then answer comprehension questions that require analysis of suffix meaning and word usage.

Key Learning Objectives

• Skill Focus: Identifying suffixes and analyzing how they contribute to word meaning
• Critical Thinking Benefit: Builds close reading, text evidence use, and morphological reasoning
• Grade-Level Alignment: Supports informational reading and vocabulary development in Grades 3, 4, and 5
• Curriculum Tie-in: Supports suffix identification, academic vocabulary, and informational text comprehension
• Application Type: Integrated reading and word-analysis task using authentic nonfiction text

Teacher & Parent Features

• Reinforces how suffixes shape meaning in academic and informational vocabulary
• Encourages careful rereading and annotation of text
• Comprehension questions promote deeper analysis beyond word spotting
• Ideal for literacy centers, content-area reading, or word study lessons
• Supports transfer of morphology skills to science and social studies texts
• Suitable for classroom instruction and homeschool learning

This printable suffix worksheet strengthens literacy by combining morphology with nonfiction reading. By identifying suffixes in an informational passage and analyzing their meanings, students deepen vocabulary knowledge, improve comprehension, and build confidence interpreting complex academic language.

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