Suffix Cut and Match Puzzles Morphology Practice for Reading & Spelling

Description

Support your structured literacy and Orton-Gillingham lessons with this engaging set of Suffix Cut and Match Puzzles. These hands-on activities give students repeated, meaningful practice reading and spelling words with common suffixes—perfect for your morphology practice, literacy centers, small group intervention, or 1:1 tutoring.

Students match a picture to a base word + suffix, helping them connect meaning, spelling, and pronunciation all at once.

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What’s Included

This resource features 54 cut and match puzzles for high-utility suffixes:

• 18 different suffixes
• Inflectional suffixes: -s, -es, -ed, -ing
• Derivational suffixes: -ful, -ly, -ion, -er, -or, -able, -ible, -less, -ive, -ic, -al, -en, -ate

Each suffix includes 3 cut and match puzzles, so you can choose exactly which ones your students need to review.

How It Works

1. Print and prep:
   Print the puzzles you want to target.

• Cut the puzzle pieces apart in advance and mix them up.

1. Student activity:
   Students match the picture to the correct word with a suffix.

• They read each word aloud, discuss the meaning, and notice how the suffix changes the word.

1. Optional extensions:
   Have students underline the base word and circle the suffix.

• Ask them to use the word in a sentence.
• Sort finished puzzles by suffix to reinforce patterns.

Skills Students Will Practice

• Reading and spelling words with common suffixes
• Identifying base words and suffixes
• Building morphological awareness (how word parts carry meaning)
• Improving decoding, encoding, and vocabulary
• Strengthening orthographic mapping through repeated exposure and practice

These cut and match puzzles are ideal for:

• Orton-Gillingham and structured literacy lessons
• Tier 2 and Tier 3 reading intervention
• Word study, word work, and phonics practice
• Literacy centers and independent work
• Small groups, tutoring sessions, and take-home practice

Why Teachers Love These Puzzles

• Hands-on & engaging: Students love manipulating the pieces and “puzzling out” the correct match.
• Easy to differentiate: With 18 suffixes and 54 puzzles, you can target exactly what each group or individual needs.
• Simple prep, big impact: Just print, cut, and you’re ready for meaningful morphology practice.
• Aligned with research-based reading instruction: Supports explicit teaching of suffixes and word structure for struggling readers and students with dyslexia.

If you’re looking for a no-stress, high-impact way to reinforce suffixes, these cut and match puzzles will quickly become a go-to resource in your word study toolkit!

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