Unlocking Words: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding the meaning of words by analyzing their roots, prefixes, and suffixes.
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Unlocking Words: Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to show your understanding of word parts.
Complete each sentence by adding a prefix to the word in parentheses to make a new word that fits the meaning of the sentence.
1. The boy had to (do) his homework because he made too many mistakes.
2. It is (possible) to fly without wings.
3. Please (heat) the soup before you eat it.
4. The story was (true), so no one believed it.
Choose the best definition for the word with the given suffix.
1. What does the word "quickly" mean?
full of quick
in a quick manner
without quick
the act of quick
2. What does the word "careful" mean?
full of care
without care
the act of caring
to care again
Match each root word with its meaning.
1. bio
a. write
2. graph
b. life
3. tele
c. see
4. vis
d. far
Read the root word and add a prefix or suffix to change its meaning as described. Then write the new word and its meaning.
1. Root: cycle (Add a prefix to mean 'again')
New Word:
Meaning:
2. Root: help (Add a suffix to mean 'without')
New Word:
Meaning:
Determine if the statement about prefixes, suffixes, and root words is true or false.
1. A prefix comes at the beginning of a word.
True
False
2. A suffix changes the meaning of a word but not its part of speech.
True
False