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Suffixes at the Ice Sculpture Festival

Decode words with the Latin suffixes -or, -ture, -al and -ity, then read a story about a winter ice sculpture festival.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.3.3.b

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Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer

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What students practice

  • Students decode words that end with the Latin suffixes -or, -ture, -al and -ity.
  • Students split a word into its base word and suffix.
  • Students use suffixes to tell apart look-alike words such as sculptor and sculpture.

How to use

Go over the suffix box together and say each example word aloud. Then have students finish the word work and read the story on their own.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.3.3.b

Decode words with common Latin suffixes.

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Suffixes at the Ice Sculpture Festival

Read words that end in -or, -ture, -al and -ity.

Word parts

Read the suffix box. Then answer the questions.

A suffix is a word part at the end of a word. These four suffixes come from Latin. Find the suffix first, and then read the whole word.
-or often means "a person who." An actor is a person who acts.
-ture sounds like "cher." You can hear it at the end of the word nature.
-al often means "having to do with." Musical means "having to do with music."
-ity often means "the state of being." Equality means "the state of being equal."
1.
Write the missing suffix to finish each word. Use each suffix from the word bank once.
Word bank: -al · -ity · -or · -ture

1. Mr. Okafor carves statues out of ice. He is a sculpt .
2. Water turns to ice when the tempera  is very cold.
3. Ice comes from nature. It is a natur  material.
4. Carving ice takes great skill. Not everyone has the abil  to do it.

2.
Which shows the word visitor split into its base word and suffix?
  • A. visit + or
  • B. vi + sitor
  • C. vis + itor
  • D. visi + tor
3.
The suffix -or means "a person who." Match each word to its meaning. One meaning is not used.
  1. inventor
  2. collector
  3. director
  4. editor
  1. A. a person who checks and fixes writing
  2. B. a person who makes something new
  3. C. a person who repairs broken bikes
  4. D. a person who saves things like rocks or stamps
  5. E. a person who tells actors what to do
4.
The suffix -al can mean "having to do with." The town of Cedar Hill has a seasonal festival every winter. What does seasonal mean?
  • A. a person who loves winter
  • B. having to do with a season
  • C. the state of being frozen
  • D. a picture of a snowy place

Read the story

Read the story. Then answer the questions.

The Ice Sculpture Festival

1Every winter, the town of Cedar Hill holds a seasonal festival in the park. The main activity is ice carving. This year, Leah went with her grandfather, who is a sculptor. He has been carving ice for many years.

2When they arrived, the temperature was well below freezing. Big blocks of clear ice lined the path. Grandpa chose a block and ran his gloved hand over it. "Every block has its own texture," he said. "I have to feel it before I carve." Then he picked up a chisel and began to shape a creature with wings.

3Leah watched as the creature slowly appeared. First came a long, curved neck. Then came two wide wings. "Is it a goose?" Leah asked. "Close," Grandpa said with a smile. "It's a swan." Leah took a picture of every step.

4Many visitors stopped to watch. One sculptor carved a castle. Another made a mixture of snow and water to stick two blocks together. At night, colored lights glowed under the sculptures. "Electricity makes them shine," Grandpa explained.

5At the end of the festival, the judges gave out the final awards. Grandpa's swan won a special prize for the most original sculpture. Leah gave him a big hug. "Someday I want to be a sculptor too," she said. "That sounds like a fine future," Grandpa said.

5.
These words are from paragraphs 2 and 3. Circle every word that ends with the suffix -ture.

temperaturefreezingchiseltexturecreaturewingspicturesmile

6.
Which three of these words from paragraph 5 end with the suffix -al? Choose three.
  • A. awards
  • B. final
  • C. special
  • D. judges
  • E. hug
  • F. original
7.
Paragraph 1 and paragraph 4 each have one word that ends with the suffix -ity. Find each word and write it.

The -ity word in paragraph 1 is  .
The -ity word in paragraph 4 is  .

8.
Some words look alike but have different suffixes. Use the word bank. Write the word that fits each sentence. Use each word once.
Word bank: creature · sculptor · creator · sculpture

1. A person who carves statues is a  .
2. Grandpa's swan   won a special prize.
3. The swan looked like a real   with wings.
4. The person who creates something is called its  .

9.
In paragraph 2, Grandpa says, "Every block has its own texture." Then he says he has to feel it before he carves. What does texture mean?
  • A. how heavy something is to lift
  • B. how something looks from far away
  • C. how something feels to touch
  • D. how something sounds when tapped

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