The Great Suffix Switch

Students replace the suffix in each word with the one shown in parentheses, then write the newly formed word and explain how its meaning changes. This activity demonstrates how altering a suffix affects part of speech, meaning, or tone. Learners practice manipulating words and analyzing how suffixes influence vocabulary structure. The exercise promotes flexible word thinking, enhances morphology skills, and deepens understanding of how subtle changes create significantly different meanings.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Constructing and Transforming Words with Suffixes

English Language Arts – Comparing Word Forms and Functions

English Language Arts – Vocabulary Analysis and Precision

English Language Arts – Understanding Derivational Endings

This worksheet is part of our Suffixes Worksheets collection.