Accessible and Engaging Daily Vocabulary Practise

Do you have your students practise using new words each day? If not, you should definitely give it a try! By practising vocabulary with suffixes on a daily basis, students can better understand and analyse more challenging texts. They’ll be able to quickly identify and understand words they haven’t seen before by recognizing the suffix and understanding its meaning.

Daily vocabulary practise with suffixes also helps students build their own vocabulary. By learning new words with suffixes, they’ll be able to create and understand more complex words and ideas. It’s like giving them a toolbox of language skills that they can use to express themselves more effectively.

What Does the -Ment Suffix Mean?

The suffix -ment is added to the beginning of a word to create a new word that represents an action or process of doing something. It is often used to turn a verb into a noun.

Some examples of words that use the -ment suffix include:

1. Development – the process of growing or changing
2. Management – the act of organizing or controlling something
3. Movement – the act of moving or changing position
4. Improvement – the act of making something better
5. Achievement – the process of accomplishing something
6. Agreement – the act of coming to a mutual understanding or decision.

No-Prep Suffix Worksheets for Kids

This worksheet provides students with the opportunity to identify and use words with the suffix -ment in context. Students will read each sentence and determine the word from the word bank that completes the sentence.

Because this resource includes an answer sheet, we recommend you print one copy of the entire file. Then, make photocopies of the blank worksheet for students to complete.  

You can also turn this teaching resource into a sustainable activity! Print a few copies on cardstock and slip them into dry-erase sleeves. Students can record their answers with a dry-erase marker and then erase and reuse them. 

Additionally, project the worksheet onto a screen and work through it as a class by having students record their answers in their notebooks.

Before You Download

Use the dropdown icon on the Download button to choose between the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. An answer key is also included with this download.

Katy Blevins, a teacher in Georgia and Teach Starter collaborator contributed to this resource.