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.

Children will draw from a word bank to form five new compound words, then write and illustrate their meaning.

Does your second grader need a grammar boost? If homophones have her troubled, some extra practice is all she needs to get the concept down.

Can your second grader complete these sentences by deciding which words are compound, and which aren't?

Kids write words according to the pictures, then match them up to make compound words in this 2nd grade reading worksheet.

Little readers, practice alphabetizing with this fun activity! Kids can put these scrambled words in alphabetical order to create a complete sentence.