Printable Root Word Worksheets

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Show interactive only Identify Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Interactive Worksheet Identify Base Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes

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

Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #1 Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #1 Learners identify and define word parts in this fifth- and sixth-grade grammar worksheet. Reading & Writing Latin Root Words #1 Interactive Worksheet Latin Root Words #1

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

Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Greek Root Words #1 Interactive Worksheet Greek Root Words #1

Unlock the secret to words like "dynamite" and "calligraphy!" Expand your vocabulary with this matching worksheet for common Greek roots.

Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Latin Root Words #3 Interactive Worksheet Latin Root Words #3 Dive into the meaning of Latin roots with this vocabulary-building matching activity! Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Latin Root Words #2 Interactive Worksheet Latin Root Words #2

Explore the meaning of Latin roots with this matching activity! Build essential vocabulary skills with this sixth-grade worksheet.

Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Greek Root Words #2 Interactive Worksheet Greek Root Words #2

Unlock the secret to words like “biodegradable” and “astronomer!” Expand your vocabulary with this matching worksheet for common Greek roots.

Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Common Root Words and their Meanings Common Root Words and their Meanings

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

Reading & Writing Root It Out: Word Sort Interactive Worksheet Root It Out: Word Sort This cut-and-paste, categorizing activity helps students review root words! Reading & Writing Interactive Worksheet Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #4 Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #4

Practice identifying and relating common prefixes, suffixes, and root words in vocabulary words with this helpful grammar worksheet!

Reading & Writing Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #2 Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #2

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

Reading & Writing Find the Root Words Find the Root Words

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

Reading & Writing Root Word Ladder: Tele Root Word Ladder: Tele

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

Reading & Writing Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #3 Root Word, Suffix, and Prefix Review #3 Assess your students’ understanding of word parts and how they relate to word meaning. Reading & Writing Practice Using Roots: Aud Practice Using Roots: Aud

Dig into the meaning of the root word “aud” with this sixth-grade vocabulary worksheet by exploring the meaning of the words “audience” and “audible.”

Reading & Writing Root Words in Context: Port and Struct Root Words in Context: Port and Struct Use this short story to help your students practice identifying root words in context. Reading & Writing Practice Using Roots: Voc Practice Using Roots: Voc

Dive into the meaning of the root word “voc” with this helpful vocabulary worksheet in which students use the definition of the root word to determine the meaning of other words.

Reading & Writing Root Word Study: Spect Root Word Study: Spect

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

Reading & Writing Finding Root Words Finding Root Words

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.

Reading & Writing Practicing Using Prefixes Practicing Using Prefixes

This worksheet gives fifth graders targeted practice with using the prefixes "de," "circum," "trans," "sub," "tri," and "in."

Reading & Writing Root Word Study: Rupt Root Word Study: Rupt

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, third graders will discover words with the root word "rupt," which means to burst or break.

Reading & Writing Root Word Study: Sign Root Word Study: Sign

In this vocabulary-building worksheet, third graders will discover words with the root word "sign," which means to mark or seal.

Reading & Writing Root Word Wheel: Sign Root Word Wheel: Sign Spin the wheel! Kids practice the root word SIGN and build out their vocabulary with this worksheet. Reading & Writing

Printable Root Word Worksheets

Plant seeds for a lifetime of reading, writing, and speaking success with our root words worksheets. When students learn the meaning of root words and can recognize those roots in more complex words, they are equipped to decode unfamiliar words they encounter. Through all kinds of engaging activities, these worksheets help to reinforce the meaning of essential root words.

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