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Word Clues in Theo's Birdhouse

Kindergarten word parts: listen to a birdhouse story and use re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less, -ed and -s as clues to word meanings.

KindergartenELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.K.4.b

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 9 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students use re-, un-, pre-, -ful and -less as clues to the meaning of a new word.
  • Students tell that -ed means it already happened and -s means more than one.

How to use

Read the story and each question aloud. Say each word slowly so students hear its parts, and point out the part at the start or end of the word.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.K.4.b

Use the most common inflections and affixes, such as -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, and -less, as clues to the meaning of an unknown word.

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Word Clues in Theo's Birdhouse

Use word parts like re-, un-, pre-, -ful and -less to find what words mean.

Clues in the story

Listen to the story. Use the word parts to find what each word means.

Theo's Birdhouse

Theo and Mom made a birdhouse. Theo unwrapped the kit. Inside were precut boards, nails and blue paint.

Mom was careful with the hammer. Theo painted the roof. He missed a spot, so he repainted it. Then he washed the brush until it was spotless.

They hung the birdhouse in a tree. The next morning, two birds peeked inside. Theo was cheerful all day.

1.
Theo unwrapped the kit. What did he do?
  • A. He put paper around it.
  • B. He took the wrapping off.
  • C. He wrapped it two times.
2.
The kit had precut boards. Pre- means before. When were the boards cut?
  • A. after Theo painted them
  • B. while Theo watched
  • C. before Theo got them
3.
Circle the word from the story that means painted again.

paintedrepaintedpaint

4.
Match each word from the story to what it means.
  1. careful
  2. spotless
  3. cheerful
  1. A. with no spots
  2. B. full of cheer
  3. C. full of care

Word parts

Your teacher reads each word aloud. Listen for the part at the start or the end.

5.
What does the ending tell you? Sort the words.
nailspeekedwashedbirdshoppedseeds
-ed: it already happened-s: more than one
6.
Circle the 3 words that mean without something.

endlessrewindrestfulhairlesssleeplessunroll

7.
Match each word to what it means.
  1. reread
  2. unbutton
  3. toothless
  1. A. with no teeth
  2. B. read again
  3. C. open the buttons
8.
Write a word from the box in each blank.
Word bank: playful · rebuild · unplug

Our fort fell down. Let's   it.
Mom will   the lamp from the wall.
The kitten is  . It loves to play.

9.
Theo will redraw his picture. What does re- mean in redraw?
  • A. before
  • B. not
  • C. again

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