Meaning Makers: Using Suffixes to Build Word Power in Class 3

This Grade 3 English worksheet focuses on using suffixes to build meaning and expand vocabulary in a clear, structured way. Learners explore how adding suffixes changes a word’s meaning or form, helping them understand how words grow and adapt in everyday language.
The worksheet covers important grammar skills such as forming nouns, naming qualities and states, and creating words that show actions or possibilities. Through guided, step-by-step exercises, students learn to use common suffixes like -ful, -less, -ness, -ment, -tion, -sion, -able, and -ible.
Designed for Class 3 learners, the activities use simple root words and clear hints so children can confidently practice word building. Tasks like fill in the blanks encourage independent thinking while reinforcing spelling patterns and meaning-based learning.
By working through these exercises, students strengthen their vocabulary, improve word recognition, and gain a strong foundation for reading and writing more complex sentences.

Why Suffixes Matter in Grammar?
Suffixes help young learners understand how words change meaning and function. For Grade 3 students, this topic is important because:
1. Suffixes help form new words from familiar root words.
2. They show whether a word names a quality, action, state, or possibility.
3. Understanding suffixes improves spelling and vocabulary skills.
4. They support better sentence formation in writing and speaking.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes four focused grammar-building activities:
✏️ Exercise 1 – Add a Suitable Suffix  
Students add suffixes like -ful, -less, -ment, and -ness to show qualities, feelings, or states.

🧠 Exercise 2 – Form Nouns from Root Words  
Learners add the correct suffix to turn verbs into nouns that name actions, roles, or processes.

📘 Exercise 3 – Words That Mean “Can Be Done”  
Students use -able or -ible to form words that describe possibility or ability.

📝 Exercise 4 – Build New Words with Action Suffixes  
Using suffixes such as -tion, -sion, and -ment, learners create nouns that describe actions or ideas.

Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Add a Suitable Suffix  
1. Kind – kindness  
2. Happy – happiness  
3. Fear – fearful  
4. Dark – darkness  
5. Excite – excitement  
6. Care – careless  
7. Help – helpful  
8. Color – colorless  
9. Treat – treatment  
10. Enjoy – enjoyment  

Exercise 2 – Form Nouns from Root Words  
1. Teach – teacher  
2. Move – movement  
3. Govern – government  
4. Develop – development  
5. Agree – agreement  
6. Improve – improvement  
7. Protect – protection  
8. Decide – decision  
9. Perform – performance  
10. Educate – education  

Exercise 3 – Add -able or -ible  
1. Read – readable  
2. Comfort – comfortable  
3. Wash – washable  
4. Enjoy – enjoyable  
5. Flex – flexible  
6. Access – accessible  
7. Break – breakable  
8. Digest – digestible  
9. Predict – predictable  
10. Compress – compressible  

Exercise 4 – Add -tion / -sion / -ment  
1. Educa – education  
2. Deci – decision  
3. Celebra – celebration  
4. Discus – discussion  
5. Informa – information  
6. Protec – protection  
7. Invita – invitation  
8. Conclu – conclusion  
9. Crea – creation  
10. Permis – permission  
Help your child build stronger vocabulary and grammar confidence with guided suffix practice.
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