Word Parts Workshop

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🔍 Part 1: Identifying Word Parts

1. Break down each word into its parts. Circle the prefix, underline the root word, and put a box around the suffix.

Example: unhappyness = prefix (un) + root (happy) + suffix (ness)

a) unhelpful: ________________

b) rewriting: ________________

c) kindness: ________________

d) disappear: ________________

2. Which word part can stand alone as a complete word? Circle the correct answer.

Prefix (like un-, re-, dis-)

Root word (like happy, write, kind)

Suffix (like -ful, -ing, -ness)

3. Match each prefix to its meaning by writing the letter in the blank.

_____ un- A. again

_____ re- B. not

_____ pre- C. before

_____ dis- D. opposite of

🔧 Part 2: Building New Words

4. Combine the word parts to create new words. Write the complete word and its meaning.

Root word: care

care + ful = _____________ (meaning: _____________)

care + less = _____________ (meaning: _____________)

Root word: read

re + read = _____________ (meaning: _____________)

read + able = _____________ (meaning: _____________)

5. Use the word parts in the box to create three different words. Write each word and explain what it means.

Word Parts: play, un-, re-, -ful, -er, help

✨ Part 3: Create Your Own

6. Choose a root word from the list below and create two new words by adding different prefixes or suffixes. Explain what each new word means.

Root words to choose from: trust, pack, think, fair

Root word I chose: _____________

New word 1: _____________ means _________________________

New word 2: _____________ means _________________________

7. Write a sentence using one of the words you created above.

8. Challenge: If you saw the word "uncomfortable" in a story and didn't know what it meant, how could breaking it into word parts help you figure out its meaning?

Word Parts Workshop

Word Parts Workshop

🔍 Part 1: Identifying Word Parts

🔧 Part 2: Building New Words

✨ Part 3: Create Your Own

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