Prefix vs Suffix Mastery: Understanding Word Formation for Class 7 

This Grade 7 worksheet helps students clearly understand the difference between prefixes and suffixes and how they change word meanings and forms. By comparing both concepts through structured exercises, learners develop stronger vocabulary skills and improve their ability to identify how words are built. The worksheet focuses on real examples like unhappy, rewrite, hopeful, and kindness to build practical understanding. 

 

Why Prefix vs Suffix Understanding Matters? 

Understanding the difference between prefixes and suffixes is essential for vocabulary development. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It helps students identify where word parts are added (beginning vs end). 
2. It improves word formation and meaning recognition. 
3. It strengthens grammar and sentence accuracy. 
4. It builds confidence in decoding unfamiliar words. 

 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five structured activities to build strong word formation skills:

🧠 Exercise 1 – True or False 
Students identify whether statements about prefixes and suffixes are correct.

📋 Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Students classify words into prefix-based and suffix-based categories.

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students choose the correct word form to complete each sentence.

🧠 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select correct meanings and identify prefixes and suffixes.

📝 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students correct incorrect statements about prefixes and suffixes.

This worksheet helps your child clearly understand word structure and improve vocabulary accuracy through comparison-based learning.

 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
 

Exercise 1 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. False 
4. False 
5. True 
6. False 
7. True 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 

Prefix Words: 
1. disagree 
2. impossible 
3. preview 
4. unhappy 
5. rewrite 
6. preheat 
7. incorrect 
8. undo 

Suffix Words: 
1. kindness 
2. agreement 
3. teacher 
4. slowly 
5. hopeful 
6. helpful 
7. fearless 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. rewrite 
2. unhappy 
3. teacher 
4. preview 
5. skillful 
6. disagree 
7. colorful 
8. agreement 
9. undo 
10. incorrect 

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. d) unhappy 
2. b) person 
3. d) helpful 
4. c) re 
5. b) unhappy 
6. c) ness 
7. d) helpful 
8. b) dis 
9. c) quickly 
10. d) before 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. A prefix comes at the start of a word. 
2. A suffix comes at the end of a word. 
3. Unhappy uses a prefix. 
4. Teacher uses a suffix. 
5. Rewrite means write again. 
6. Kindness ends with the suffix ness. 
7. Preview means seeing before an event. 
8. Hopeful means full of hope. 
9. Disagree means having a different opinion. 
10. Slowly means in a slow way. 

Help your child master word formation and clearly understand prefixes and suffixes with structured comparison practice today. 
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