diff --git a/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence.go b/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence.go
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index 000000000..703b7c628
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+++ b/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package problem1455
+
+import "strings"
+
+func isPrefixOfWord(sentence string, searchWord string) int {
+	items := strings.Fields(sentence)
+	for i, item := range items {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(item, searchWord) {
+			return i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	return -1
+}
diff --git a/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence_test.go b/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30813227d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/problems/check-if-a-word-occurs-as-a-prefix-of-any-word-in-a-sentence/check_if_a_word_occurs_as_a_prefix_of_any_word_in_a_sentence_test.go
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+package problem1455
+
+import "testing"
+
+type testType struct {
+	sentence   string
+	searchWord string
+	want       int
+}
+
+func TestIsPrefixOfWord(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := [...]testType{
+		{
+			sentence:   "i love eating burger",
+			searchWord: "burg",
+			want:       4,
+		},
+		{
+			sentence:   "this problem is an easy problem",
+			searchWord: "pro",
+			want:       2,
+		},
+		{
+			sentence:   "i am tired",
+			searchWord: "you",
+			want:       -1,
+		},
+		{
+			sentence:   "i use triple pillow",
+			searchWord: "pill",
+			want:       4,
+		},
+		{
+			sentence:   "hello from the other side",
+			searchWord: "they",
+			want:       -1,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got := isPrefixOfWord(tt.sentence, tt.searchWord)
+		if got != tt.want {
+			t.Fatalf("in: %v, got: %v, want: %v", tt.sentence, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}