Grade 5 Root Words Worksheet
A Grade 5 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and understanding common root words and their meanings.
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you practice identifying and understanding common root words.
Understanding Root Words
Many English words are built from smaller parts called root words. A root word carries the basic meaning of a word. When prefixes (word parts added to the beginning) or suffixes (word parts added to the end) are attached to a root, they change its meaning. For example, the root word 'ject' means 'to throw.' From this root, we get words like 'project' (to throw forward), 'reject' (to throw back), and 'inject' (to throw in). Learning common root words can help you understand the meaning of many new words you encounter.
1. What is the meaning of the root word 'bio'?
earth
life
water
sound
Complete each sentence by adding a word that uses the root word in parentheses.
2. A person who studies living things is a (bio).
3. If you write your own life story, it is called an (graph).
4. The science of measuring the earth is called (geo).
Match each root word with its correct meaning.
5. rupt
a. to look
6. spect
b. to break
7. port
c. to carry
8. auto
d. self
Read each statement and circle True or False.
9. The root word 'aqua' means 'fire'.
True
False
10. The root word 'therm' means 'heat'. Name two words that use this root and explain their meanings.