3rd Grade · Grammar & Vocabulary
Root Words
Free printable 3rd Grade grammar & vocabulary worksheet: Root Words. It practices root words (Common Core L.3.4c). For ages 8-9. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
Fill in or color online- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Grammar & Vocabulary
- Skill
- Root words
- Ages
- 8–9
- Standard
- L.3.4c
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Root Words” is sheet 20 of 32 in our free 3rd Grade Grammar & Vocabulary Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on root words.
In the set it comes after “Multiple-Meaning Words” and before “Linking and Action Verbs”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
L.3.4c · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3
Language · Vocabulary acquisition and use
Children work on working out what unknown words mean from context clues, prefixes, suffixes and root words.
How to use this worksheet
- 1
Read each sentence aloud before choosing. Ears catch “the children runs” faster than eyes do.
- 2
Use your child’s own writing for a follow-up: finding one compound sentence or one possessive in their journal makes the rule stick.
- 3
On the synonym sheet, act out the “weakest to strongest” words — whisper, talk, shout — to feel the difference in meaning.
