Word Builders: Prefixes & Suffixes Practice for Class 5 

This Class 5 worksheet explores how prefixes and suffixes like mis-, pre-, -less, and -able transform base words into new meanings. Students practice through matching, sorting, fill-in-the-blanks, MCQs, and rewriting, which sharpens grammar skills and builds vocabulary confidence. 
 

Why Prefixes & Suffixes Matter in Grammar? 

For Grade 5 learners, prefixes and suffixes are essential tools because they: 
1. Show how adding small parts changes a word’s meaning. 
2. Help decode unfamiliar words during reading. 
3. Expand vocabulary families, aiding communication. 
4. Improve clarity and creativity in writing. 
 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
Pair words with correct prefixes/suffixes. Example: happy → happiness. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Identify correct vs. incorrect prefix/suffix combinations. 

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students complete sentences by adding the correct prefix or suffix. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Choose the correct prefix/suffix for each sentence. 

✍️ Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students rewrite sentences using words with mis-, pre-, -less, or -able. 
 

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Match the Following 
happy → ness 
hope → less 
care → less 
value → able 
use → less 
pay → able 
agree → ment 
mis → take 
pre → view 
count → less 

Exercise 2 – Correct / Not Correct Pairs 
Correct: happy/ness, hope/less, care/less, value/able, pay/able, mis/take, pre/view, count/less 
Not correct: dog/ness, tree/able, fun/less, run/pre, sleep/ness, read/mis, table/less, fish/able 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. misbehave 
2. priceless 
3. payable 
4. preview 
5. hopeless 
6. careless 
7. mistake 
8. countable 
9. preplan 
10. fearless 

Exercise 4 – MCQs 
1. mistake 
2. priceless 
3. payable 
4. careless 
5. preview 
6. hopeless 
7. mislead 
8. countable 
9. pretest 
10. believable 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting (Sample Answers) 
1. The child made a mistake in the test. 
2. The painting was priceless to the family. 
3. The bills were payable at the counter. 
4. We watched a preview of the movie. 
5. Her actions seemed hopeless. 
6. He gave a careless reply. 
7. The teacher asked us to preplan our speech. 
8. The forest seemed endless, not countable. 
9. He misbehaved during class. 
10. The hero was fearless in the play. 

Help your child unlock vocabulary power with this fun prefixes and suffixes worksheet—great for boosting grammar confidence! 

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