Let’s go step by step to find all the words with prefixes and suffixes in the story.
The story is:
> Here are two children, Kate and Sam. Kate is filled with kindness and wants to be a painter. She makes beautiful pictures. Sam is helpful and never unkind. He loves to work with his dad, the farmer. They replace the old barn with a colorful one!
We’re looking for words that have these affixes:
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-ness (suffix)
-
-er (suffix)
-
-ful (suffix)
-
un- (prefix)
-
re- (prefix)
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Step 1: Find words with “-ness”
Look for any word ending in “-ness”.
In the story:
→ “kindness” — yes! That’s one.
Are there others? Let’s check:
“filled”, “painter”, “beautiful”, “pictures”, “helpful”, “unkind”, “farmer”, “replace”, “colorful” — none of those end in “-ness”.
✔ So only
1 word with “-ness”:
kindness
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Step 2: Find words with “-er”
Look for words ending in “-er”.
In the story:
→ “painter” — yes
→ “farmer” — yes
Any others?
“children” — no, ends in “-ren”
“Kate”, “Sam”, “dad”, “barn” — no
“replace” — has “re-” but doesn’t end in “-er” as a suffix here (it’s part of the root verb)
Wait — “replace” ends in “-ace”, not “-er”. So not counted for “-er” suffix.
What about “worker”? Not in the text.
“helper”? Not written — it says “helpful”, which is different.
So we have:
- painter
- farmer
That’s
2 words.
But wait — let’s double-check:
Is “children” considered? No, because “-ren” isn’t “-er”.
Is “other” or “another”? Not in the text.
✔ So
2 words with “-er”:
painter,
farmer
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Step 3: Find words with “-ful”
Look for words ending in “-ful”.
In the story:
→ “beautiful” — yes
→ “helpful” — yes
→ “colorful” — yes
Any others?
“wonderful”? Not in text.
“careful”? No.
So:
- beautiful
- helpful
- colorful
That’s
3 words.
✔ So
3 words with “-ful”
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Step 4: Find words with “un-”
Look for words starting with “un-”.
In the story:
→ “unkind” — yes
Any others?
“unable”? Not in text.
“undo”? No.
“unhappy”? No.
Only “unkind”.
✔ So
1 word with “un-”:
unkind
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Step 5: Find words with “re-”
Look for words starting with “re-”.
In the story:
→ “replace” — yes
Any others?
“redo”? No.
“rewrite”? No.
“return”? Not in text.
Only “replace”.
✔ So
1 word with “re-”:
replace
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Final Check:
Let’s list them again to make sure we didn’t miss any:
Story:
“Here are two children, Kate and Sam. Kate is filled with
kindness and wants to be a
painter. She makes
beautiful pictures. Sam is
helpful and never
unkind. He loves to work with his dad, the
farmer. They
replace the old barn with a
colorful one!”
Affixes found:
-
-ness: kindness → 1
-
-er: painter, farmer → 2
-
-ful: beautiful, helpful, colorful → 3
-
un-: unkind → 1
-
re-: replace → 1
All correct.
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Final Answer:
-ness: 1
-er: 2
-ful: 3
un-: 1
re-: 1
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of prefixes and suffixes worksheet for grade 3.
