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Our Kitchen Makeover: Reading Long Words in Parts

Read a kitchen makeover journal and use prefixes, suffixes and roots to read and understand long words like reachable and portable.

Grade 4ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.4.3.a

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use prefixes and suffixes to read and define unfamiliar multisyllable words.
Students use roots such as port and spect to work out word meanings in context.
Students tell real affixes apart from look-alike letters in words such as uncle and table.

How to use

Read the journal aloud together, pausing to break a few long words into parts. Students then answer on their own, splitting each tricky word into prefix, base word and suffix.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.4.3.a

Use letter-sound knowledge, syllable patterns, and word parts such as roots and affixes to read unfamiliar multisyllable words, in and out of context.

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Our Kitchen Makeover: Reading Long Words in Parts

Use prefixes, suffixes and roots to read new words.

Read the journal

Tariq's Kitchen Makeover Journal

1Saturday: Our kitchen makeover started today. The old cabinets had sticky doors and uneven shelves, so Mom and Dad decided to replace them. First, we had to unload every cupboard. I wrapped the breakable glasses in old towels, and my little sister, Zara, stacked the plastic bowls in a laundry basket. By dinnertime, every shelf was bare.

2Sunday: Dad turned off the water and disconnected the pipes under the sink. Then he and Mom unscrewed the old cabinets from the wall. While they worked, I wrote down every measurement on a clipboard. Dad says careless measuring causes big problems later, so we checked each number twice.

3Wednesday: Until the new kitchen is finished, we are cooking on a portable burner in the dining room. Tonight Mom made rice and beans in one pot, and Zara said it tasted better than ever. After school, a building inspector came to look at the new wires behind the wall. He said everything was safe, so the construction can keep going.

4The next Saturday: The new cabinets arrived today! Mom chose ones with smooth doors that close quietly. We lined the shelf under the sink with a waterproof mat in case of drips. I misplaced the measuring spoons for an hour, but Zara found them in the laundry basket under a towel. Then we helped rearrange the dishes. We put the cups on a low shelf so they are reachable for Zara.

5The next Sunday: This morning Dad preheated the oven for the first time since the makeover began, and we baked a pan of cornbread to celebrate. The kitchen smells a little like paint, but it is spotless and bright. Zara says it is the most wonderful room in the house. For once, I have no disagreement with her.

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