The Suffix Clue Hunt

Students read academic-style sentences and use context clues to determine the meaning of the suffix in the underlined word. They then explain how that suffix changes the meaning of the entire word. This encourages learners to combine structural and contextual analysis while decoding vocabulary. The worksheet builds higher-level comprehension skills and teaches students to interpret academic vocabulary often encountered in complex texts and content-area reading.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Contextual Vocabulary Interpretation

English Language Arts – Meaning of Derivational Suffixes

English Language Arts – Analyzing Academic Vocabulary

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension and Inference

This worksheet is part of our Suffixes Worksheets collection.