4th Grade · Spelling & Word Study
Word Building with Prefixes and Suffixes
Free printable 4th Grade spelling & word study worksheet: Word Building with Prefixes and Suffixes. It practices word building (Common Core L.4.4b). For ages 9-10. Download the PDF, print it, or fill it in online.
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- 4th Grade
- Subject
- Spelling & Word Study
- Skill
- Word building
- Ages
- 9–10
- Standard
- L.4.4b
- Format
- A4 PDF · print or fill in online
About this worksheet
“Word Building with Prefixes and Suffixes” is sheet 23 of 25 in our free 4th Grade Spelling & Word Study Worksheets collection, written for children aged 9–10. It focuses on word building.
In the set it comes after “Syllable Division: VCCV and VCV” and before “Commonly Confused: affect or effect”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.
What this worksheet practices
L.4.4b · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 4
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
Say each word slowly and clap the syllables before writing it.
- 2
Keep a list of the commonly misspelled words on the fridge for a week.
- 3
Use the spelling practice page with the words sent home from school.
