Grade 4 Word Analysis Worksheet
A worksheet for 4th graders focusing on word analysis, including prefixes, suffixes, and root words.
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Word Analysis: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand how prefixes, suffixes, and root words change the meaning of words.
Fill in the blank with the correct prefix to complete the sentence.
1. If you write something again, you will write it. (Hint: The prefix means 'again')
2. The boy was happy when he lost his toy. (Hint: The prefix means 'not')
3. The bicycle has wheels. (Hint: The prefix means 'two')
Choose the correct root word for each word.
4. What is the root word of 'unbreakable'?
un
break
able
unbreak
5. What is the root word of 'beautiful'?
beauty
ful
beau
beaut
Match each suffix to its correct meaning.
6. -less
a. ability to be
7. -ful
b. without
8. -able
c. full of
9. Use the root word 'connect' with a prefix and a suffix to create a new word. Write the new word and its meaning.
10. Explain how knowing prefixes, suffixes, and root words can help you understand new words you read.