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Grade 1 Word Building Worksheet

A Grade 1 ELA worksheet focused on word building, including identifying root words, prefixes, and suffixes.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarLanguage and VocabularyWord Building
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort AnswerWord Bank

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.bCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.c

Topics

ELAGrade 1Word BuildingVocabularyPrefixesSuffixes
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Grade 1 Word Building

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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice building words!

Fill in the blank with the root word.

1. The word 'unhappy' has the root word  .

2. The word 'redo' has the root word  .

3. The word 'kindness' has the root word  .

Choose the correct meaning of the prefix.

4. What does the prefix 'un-' mean in 'unzip'?

a

again

b

not

c

before

d

many

5. What does the prefix 're-' mean in 'repaint'?

a

not

b

again

c

under

d

over

Read each statement and circle True or False.

6. The suffix '-ing' means something is happening now.

T

True

F

False

7. The suffix '-ful' means full of.

T

True

F

False

8. Add a prefix to the word 'happy' to make a new word. What is the new word and what does it mean?

9. Add a suffix to the word 'play' to make a new word. What is the new word and what does it mean?

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

unfold
careful
playing
reheat

10. Please   the blanket.

11. Be   with the glass.

12. The children are   outside.

13. Mom will   the soup for dinner.