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2nd - 5th Grade Common Core Root Words Educational Resources

Students will be able to understand words without a dictionary after they work through this exercise teaching how to determine the meaning of words using roots, prefixes, and suffixes.


Determine Meaning Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Explore the meaning of Latin roots like &quot;scribe&quot; and &quot;spect&quot; with this matching activity! Build essential vocabulary skills with this simple one-page worksheet.

Latin Root Words #1

Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.


Root Words 

This worksheet encourages students to work together to think of as many examples of common root words as they can.

Common Root Words and their Meanings

Learners identify and define word parts in this fifth- and sixth-grade grammar worksheet.

Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #1

Help your students practice using root words, prefixes, and suffixes to change words and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Practice Using Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Students identify word parts, including prefixes, base words, and suffixes, in this third-grade grammar worksheet!

Identify Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

In this mid-year assessment, students will apply their language arts knowledge to a broad set of problems.

Mixed Review Language Arts Assessment

Use this worksheet to practice determining the meaning of the new word formed when a prefix is added to a base word.

Perfect Prefixes Practice

Kids practice using the prefixes dis-, un-, and non- in this worksheet.

Prefix Practice: Dis- Non- Un- 

Looking at prefixes, suffixes, and root words can help readers find meaning. Even young readers can start to build their vocabulary from prefixes and suffixes. In this activity, students will create words by combining prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

Prefix, Suffix, Make Sense of It!

This cut-and-paste, categorizing activity helps students review root words!

Root It Out: Word Sort

Assess your students’ vocabulary knowledge using strategies like root words and context.

5th Grade: Vocabulary Strategies

Assess students&rsquo; understanding of word parts and how they relate to word meaning with this grammar worksheet.

Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #2

Assess your students&rsquo; understanding of word parts and how they relate to word meaning.

Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #3

With this resource, your students will use the meaning of suffixes to determine the meaning of new words.

It’s Grammar Time: Suffixes

Use this word ladder to help your students use roots, prefixes, and suffixes to build words.

Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots Word Ladder

Use this short story to help your students practice identifying the root words &quot;son&quot; and &quot;sect&quot; in context.

Read & Find Root Words #1

Understanding prefixes is crucial for learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and building vocabulary.  Use this resource to study the prefix pre-.

Prefix Study: Pre

Children will practice spotting root words &mdash; and words with root words &mdash; as they complete a word search puzzle.

Find the Root Words

Expose your students to new vocabulary and root words with this rockin’ exercise!

Rockin' Root Words

Understanding prefixes is a crucial part of building vocabulary and learning the meaning of unfamiliar words. Use this resource to study the prefix mis-.

Prefix Study: Mis

Use this word ladder to help your students learn about the root word PORT.

Root Word Ladder: Port

Practice the root word TELE with this word play worksheet, perfect for strengthening vocabulary skills.

Root Word Ladder: Tele

In this end-of-year assessment, students apply their language arts knowledge to grammar problems.

Mixed Word Study Review Part 1

Here's a fun activity to show your child how to use prefixes and root words to "root out" the meaning of a word!

Root Out the Meaning of Words

If your students need practice identifying the roots and affixes of a word to decode the meaning, then this worksheet is for you!

Look Inside!

Help your students review root words so they can analyze unfamiliar words and figure out the meaning without using a dictionary. In this worksheet, students will identify the root of each word containing suffixes and prefixes.

Finding Root Words

Understanding prefixes is crucial for learning the meaning of unfamiliar words and building vocabulary. Use this resource to study the prefix ex-.

Prefix Study: Ex

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, third graders will discover words with the root word "spect," which means to look.

Root Word Study: Spect

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