Prefixes/Root Words/Suffixes
What does the prefix un- mean?
not
Sid’s favorite summer snack is giddle. He loves the way the pink juice squirts when he bites into it. He can spit the small, black seeds pretty far.
What is a giddle?
watermelon
Spell the word:
train
Tigers use their sharp teeth to eat. They are carnivores, which mean they only eat meat. They rip apart large pieces of meat with their strong teeth and jaws. Tigers eat about 20 pounds of meat per meal!
What is the main topic of this paragraph?
tigers
What does the idiom "you're on thin ice" mean?
you are about to be in big trouble
What does the suffix -less mean?
without
Carl loved to play diz. It was his favorite sport. He was getting good at dribbling and shooting 3 point shots.
What is diz?
basketball
visitor
Tigers use their sharp teeth to eat. They are carnivores, which mean they only eat meat. They rip apart large pieces of meat with their strong teeth and jaws. Tigers eat about 20 pounds of meat per meal!
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a: what and how tigers eat
b: where tigers live
c: how tigers hunt
d: what tigers' stripes are for
a
Write 3 words that rhyme.
What is the root word in the word dishonest?
honest
Champ loves going to the park to run. He catches a frizbee with his mouth and loves to run around with others like him. Champ wags his tail when his owner waves the ball in front of him. Champ is a eri.
What is a eri?
dog
Spell this word:
beautiful
A girl loved to jump on her bed. Her dad always told her to stop and that she would get hurt. The girl ignored what her dad said and kept jumping. One day, the girl was jumping on her bed again, but this time she fell off and broke her arm.
What lesson does the girl learn?
a: always tell the truth
b: be kind to others
c: always try new things
d: listen to adults
d
What 2 things are being compared in this simile?
His hair was as brown as chocolate.
What does the word misbehave mean?
a: to behave in a good way
b: to behave in a bad way
c: to behave politely
b: to behave in a bad way
When Jimmy saw the dog snarl at him, he knew he was in trouble. Should he run the other way or climb the tree in front of him? Either way, Jimmy had to think fast because the dog was coming for him.
What does snarl mean?
a. growl
b. wag
c. jump
d. whimper
a
Spell this sentence:
I thought the reindeer ate my dollar.
Compare and contrast these 2 pictures. Write 2 similarities and 2 differences.
Write 3 words that have alliteration.
Which words use the same prefix as retry?
a: read, really
b: reread, reheat
c: red, reach
b: reread, reheat
Crash! Todd’s mother came running into the living room where Todd and his brother were wrestling. They broke their mother’s favorite vase. She was so livid that she grounded them for a month.
What does livid mean?
a. excited
b. angry
c. tired
d. happy
b
Spell the sentence:
I saw eight pictures over there by the field.
Ray was running down the hall. He tripped and fell and hurt his knee.
What was the cause of Ray falling?
he was running
What was the theme of the story "The Empty Pot?"
a: compassion
b: courage
c: honesty
d: open-mindedness
Honesty