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Features

  • Write the root word you see in each word
  • Cut and sort words by their root
  • Circle the family word that fits the sentence
  • Use the root to work out the meaning
  • Answer keys included

Skills Covered

  • Find the root word in a longer word
  • Sort words into word families
  • Use a root word to work out a meaning
  • Choose the right word for a sentence

How to Use This Pack

Six pages on word families: write the root word, cut and sort words under their roots, circle the family word that fits each sentence, and use the root to choose a meaning.

In the Classroom

Write comfort in the middle of the board and build a web: comfortable, uncomfortable, comforting. Ask how each word is still about comfort.

At Home

Pick a word like honest and see how many family words you can make together: honesty, honestly, dishonest.

Tips for Success

  • Cover the prefix and suffix
  • Find the word you know
  • Think what the parts add
  • Check the answer key

Root Words for 3rd Grade

3rd Grade

Word families built on one root word, like agree, agreement, disagree and agreeable. Students find the root word, sort words by their root, pick the family word that fits a sentence and use the root to work out a meaning.

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Grade: 3rd

What’s Included

  • 2 write the root pages
  • 1 cut and sort page
  • 2 fill the blank pages
  • 1 circle the meaning page
  • 6 answer key pages
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