Base Plus Suffix

This worksheet is designed to help students in Grades 2, 3, and 4 develop a strong understanding of suffixes, word forms, and grammatical meaning through focused morphology practice. By reading a definition first and then adding the correct suffix to a base word, students apply vocabulary knowledge, grammatical reasoning, and structural analysis to build accurate words.

Skills Reinforced

• Inflectional Endings (Grades 2-4) – Apply common suffixes such as -s, -ed, -ing, and -er to show tense, number, and agent nouns.
• Morphology & Word Structure – Understand how suffixes change a base word’s form and meaning.
• Vocabulary Development – Build new words by matching suffixes to precise definitions.
• Grammar Application – Strengthen understanding of verb tense, pluralization, and word function.

Instructional Support

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support clear, standards-based grammar instruction.
• Meaning-First Approach – Encourages students to analyze definitions before forming new words.
• Flexible Use – Ideal for independent practice, literacy centers, small groups, homework, or intervention.
• Supports Differentiation – Helpful for reinforcement, remediation, or skill-building review.
• No-Prep Format – Easy to print and use in classroom or homeschool settings.

This printable worksheet helps students connect grammar rules with real vocabulary use by focusing on how suffixes modify meaning and function. Through consistent practice with inflectional endings, word structure, and definition-based reasoning, learners build confidence in vocabulary construction and grammatical accuracy. Whether used in a classroom or a homeschool environment, this resource supports foundational language skills that strengthen reading, writing, and overall language development.

This worksheet is part of our Suffixes Worksheets collection.