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Word Parts from the Deep Sea

Read a short article about a deep-sea submarine trip and learn the prefixes sub-, under-, in-, im- and the suffixes -ment, -or and -ish.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.3.a

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 11 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students tell the meanings of the prefixes sub-, under-, in- and im-.
  • Students tell the meanings of the suffixes -ment, -or and -ish.
  • Students find base words and word parts in words from an informational article.

How to use

Do the warm-up together, then read the article aloud. Have students underline each prefix and circle each suffix before they answer the questions.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.3.a

Identify and know the meanings of the most common prefixes and derivational suffixes.

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Word Parts from the Deep Sea

Learn the prefixes sub-, under-, in-, im- and the suffixes -ment, -or, -ish.

Word part warm-up

A prefix comes at the beginning of a word. A suffix comes at the end. Both change what the base word means.

1.
Write the base word in each blank.

amazement =   + -ment
sailor =   + -or
inactive = in- +  
underline = under- +  

2.
Match each word part to its meaning.
  1. sub-
  2. in- or im-
  3. -or
  4. -ment
  5. -ish
  1. A. somewhat; a little
  2. B. a person who
  3. C. under or below
  4. D. the act or result of
  5. E. not
3.
Which words have a prefix that means "not"? Choose all that are correct.
  • A. inside
  • B. incorrect
  • C. invent
  • D. impolite

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