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Roots and Affixes is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on reading an unfamiliar word by the meaning of its parts, aligned to Common Core standard RF.4.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Roots and Affixes

RF.4.3

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Tick the right answer.

1."Inaudible" means what, from its parts?
  • A.very loud
  • B.not able to be seen
  • C.not able to be heard
2.You meet "submarine". What do its parts tell you?
  • A.Very fast
  • B.Made of metal
  • C.Under the sea
3.What does the root "port" mean?
  • A.carry
  • B.write
  • C.see
4."Spectator" and "inspect" share a root. What does it mean?
  • A.listen
  • B.look
  • C.build
5."Autobiography" is made of which roots?
  • A.auto + bio + graphy
  • B.au + tobi + ography
  • C.autob + iogra + phy
6.What does the prefix "tele" mean?
  • A.far off
  • B.under
  • C.against
7.How does knowing roots help you read a word you have never met?
  • A.The parts carry meaning, so you can work out both the sound and the sense
  • B.It makes the word shorter
  • C.It tells you the spelling rule
8.What does the root "scope" mean?
  • A.look at
  • B.hear
  • C.carry

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Answer key — Roots and Affixes

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  1. 1.not able to be heard
  2. 2.Under the sea
  3. 3.carry
  4. 4.look
  5. 5.auto + bio + graphy
  6. 6.far off
  7. 7.The parts carry meaning, so you can work out both the sound and the sense
  8. 8.look at

More practice for RF.4.3

Use roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllable words out loud and in context.

Teaching this next? Morphology in Unfamiliar Words is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.4.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.