2nd Grade Reading & Language Arts — Growing in Reading — Fluency and Bible Stories
Students will learn common prefixes (un-, re-, pre-) and suffixes (-ful, -less, -ly, -er) to build and understand new words.
A prefix is a small word part added to the beginning of a word that changes its meaning. The prefix 'un-' means not. So 'unhappy' means not happy, and 'unkind' means not kind.
The prefix 're-' means again. 'Redo' means do again. 'Reread' means read again. The prefix 'pre-' means before. 'Preview' means to view before.
A suffix is a small word part added to the end of a word. The suffix '-ful' means full of. 'Thankful' means full of thanks. 'Joyful' means full of joy.
The suffix '-less' means without. 'Fearless' means without fear. The suffix '-ly' turns a word into a describing word for actions. 'Quickly' means in a quick way. The suffix '-er' means one who does something. A 'helper' is one who helps.
Create a word-building machine! Start with base words (kind, help, joy, do, play, care) and add different prefixes and suffixes. Write each new word and its meaning.