Educational worksheet for practicing root words, prefixes, and suffixes by unscrambling word parts to form complete words.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We have three columns: Prefix, Root Word, and Suffix.
Our job is to combine one from each column to make a real English word.
Sometimes we need to drop the final “e” from the root word before adding the suffix.

Let’s look at each prefix and see which root + suffix makes sense with it.

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Prefixes:
- in
- ab
- dis
- mis
- un

Root Words:
- appoint
- friend
- spell
- normal
- describe

Suffixes:
- ly
- able
- ment
- ing
- ity

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Let’s try combining them logically:

1. in + normal + ity → abnormality? Wait — “in” + “normal” = “abnormal”? No, that doesn’t match. Actually, “ab” + “normal” = “abnormal”, then add “ity” → “abnormality”. That works!

Wait — let’s check prefixes again. We have “ab” as a prefix. So:

→ ab + normal + ity = abnormality ✔

2. What about “dis”? Try “dis + appoint + ment” → “disappointment” ✔ (we drop the “t”? No — actually, “appoint” + “ment” = “appointment”, so “dis” + “appointment” = “disappointment” — yes, that’s correct.)

But wait — the rule says: “You may have to drop the final e from a root word to add the suffix.”

“Describe” ends in “e” — if we add “ing”, we drop the “e”: “describing”

So:

→ de + scribe + ing? But we don’t have “de” as a prefix — we have “dis”, “mis”, etc.

Wait — “describe” is the root. Let’s try:

→ mis + spell + ing = misspelling ✔ (drop nothing? “spell” + “ing” = “spelling”, so “mis” + “spelling” = “misspelling” — but note: double ‘s’? Actually, “mis” + “spell” = “misspell”, then + “ing” = “misspelling” — yes, that’s standard spelling.)

Actually, “mis” + “spell” = “misspell” (double s), then + “ing” = “misspelling” — correct.

3. “un” + “friend” + “ly” → “unfriendly” ✔ (“friend” + “ly” = “friendly”, then “un” + “friendly” = “unfriendly”)

4. “in” + “able” + ? → “in” + “able” = “inable”? Not common. Maybe “in” + “capable”? Not here.

Wait — what about “in” + “visible”? Not here.

Try “in” + “complete”? Not here.

Wait — maybe “in” + “correct”? Not here.

Hold on — perhaps “in” goes with “ability”? But we have “ity” suffix.

What root can take “ity” besides “normal”? “Friend” + “ity” = “frievity”? No. “Spell” + “ity”? No. “Describe” + “ity” = “describity”? No.

Wait — earlier we used “ab” + “normal” + “ity” = “abnormality”

Now, what about “in” + “able” + ??? — no, “in” + “able” isn’t a word.

Perhaps “in” + “visible” — not available.

Wait — maybe “in” + “active”? Not here.

Let’s list possible combinations that form real words:

Possible valid words:

- abnormality → ab + normal + ity
- disappointment → dis + appoint + ment
- misspelling → mis + spell + ing
- unfriendly → un + friend + ly
- describing → de + scribe + ing — but we don’t have “de” as prefix! Problem.

Wait — we have “describe” as root. And suffix “ing”. To make “describing”, we need to drop the “e” from “describe” → “describ” + “ing” = “describing”

But what prefix? We have “dis”, “mis”, “un”, “in”, “ab”

None of those go with “describe” to make a common word except… “misdescribe”? That’s rare. “undescribe”? Not a word.

Wait — perhaps “in” + “describe” + “able”? “Indescribable” — oh! That’s a word!

“in” + “describe” + “able” → but we must drop the “e” from “describe” when adding “able”? Actually, “describe” + “able” = “describable”, then “in” + “describable” = “indescribable” — yes! And we drop the “e” from “describe” to make “describable”.

Perfect.

So:

→ in + describe + able = indescribable ✔ (drop the “e” from “describe”)

Now let’s assign all five:

We have 5 lines to fill.

Let’s pair them:

1. ab + normal + ity → abnormality
2. dis + appoint + ment → disappointment
3. mis + spell + ing → misspelling
4. un + friend + ly → unfriendly
5. in + describe + able → indescribable

That uses all prefixes, all roots, all suffixes — perfect.

Check suffixes used: ity, ment, ing, ly, able — all covered.

Roots: normal, appoint, spell, friend, describe — all used.

Prefixes: ab, dis, mis, un, in — all used.

And we followed the rule: for “describe” + “able”, we dropped the “e” → “describable”, then added “in” → “indescribable”.

Also, for “spell” + “ing” → “spelling”, then “mis” + “spelling” = “misspelling” — note the double ‘s’, which is correct.

Similarly, “friend” + “ly” = “friendly”, then “un” + “friendly” = “unfriendly”.

“appoint” + “ment” = “appointment”, then “dis” + “appointment” = “disappointment”.

“normal” + “ity” = “normality”, then “ab” + “normality” = “abnormality”.

All good.

Final Answer:
1. abnormality
2. disappointment
3. misspelling
4. unfriendly
5. indescribable