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

NameDate

Tick the right answer.

1."Autobiography" is made of which roots?

A.au + tobi + ography
B.auto + bio + graphy
C.autob + iogra + phy

2."Transportation" breaks into which parts?

A.trans + port + ation
B.transp + ort + ation
C.tran + sport + ation

3.Which word contains a root meaning "life"?

A.geology
B.biology
C.portable

4."Spectator" and "inspect" share a root. What does it mean?

A.look
B.build
C.listen

5.What does the root "port" mean?

A.see
B.carry
C.write

6.You meet "submarine". What do its parts tell you?

A.Under the sea
B.Made of metal
C.Very fast

7."Inaudible" means what, from its parts?

A.very loud
B.not able to be seen
C.not able to be heard

8.What does the prefix "tele" mean?

A.far off
B.against
C.under

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Answer key — Roots and Affixes

Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.

1.auto + bio + graphy
2.trans + port + ation
3.biology
4.look
5.carry
6.Under the sea
7.not able to be heard
8.far off

More practice for RF.4.3

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

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