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Split the Word is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on breaking a long word into the parts that carry its meaning, aligned to Common Core standard RF.5.3. It prints 10 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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Split the Word

RF.5.3

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Work out each answer.

1.Split "autograph" into its two parts.
2.Split "dictate" into its two parts.
3.Split "aquarium" into its two parts.
4.Split "thermometer" into its two parts.
5.Split "television" into its two parts.
6.Split "inspect" into its two parts.
7.Split "biography" into its two parts.
8.Split "import" into its two parts.
9.Split "construct" into its two parts.
10.Split "telephone" into its two parts.

LessonPrint · RF.5.3 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Split the Word

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.auto + graph
  2. 2.dict + ate
  3. 3.aqua + rium
  4. 4.thermo + meter
  5. 5.tele + vision
  6. 6.in + spect
  7. 7.bio + graphy
  8. 8.im + port
  9. 9.con + struct
  10. 10.tele + phone

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RF.5.3 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.