Know Your Prefixes and Suffixes: Forming Diminutives

In this worksheet, students practise adding prefixes and suffixes such as mini-, -ette and -ling to form diminutives.

Key stage: KS 2

Curriculum topic: English

Curriculum subtopic: Spelling: Prefixes & Suffixes

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Worksheet Overview

Diminutives are words that indicate a smaller version of something. They are often made by adding a prefix or a suffix to the root word.

For example:

mini + bus = minibus (a small bus)

pig + let = piglet (a small pig)

In this activity, you can practice adding prefixes and suffixes to the root word to make a diminutive.

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