Grade 3 Context Clues sheet 4 turns to known word parts and root words. Grade 3 students break apart unhappy, replay, and kindness to notice roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Sentence correction, fill-in items, and true-false questions guide Grade 3 readers to use familiar parts to unlock unfamiliar words, reinforcing CCSS L.3.4a strategies in a friendly, structured, accessible way. This Grade 3 printable is perfect for classroom practice or homework review.
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Context Clues
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
The root word in unhappy are happy.
Rewrite: The root word in unhappy is happy.
2. Fix the sentence:
Grade 3 students learns to split long words into smaller parts.
Rewrite: Grade 3 students learn to split long words into smaller parts.
3. Fix the sentence:
The prefix un- mean not, like in unkind.
Rewrite: The prefix un- means not, like in unkind.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A root word is the main part of a word that carries its core meaning in Grade 3.
2. The prefix re- in the word replay means to do something again in Grade 3 reading.
3. If a Grade 3 student sees unhappy, the un- signals not happy, which means sad.
4. The suffix -ness in kindness turns the root kind into a noun.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Grade 3 readers can infer that rewrite means to write again because re- means again.
True False
2. The word disagree has no useful parts for Grade 3 readers to analyze.
True False
3. Knowing the root help in helpful lets a Grade 3 student guess helpful means full of help.
True False
Context Clues
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
The root word in unhappy are happy.
Rewrite: The root word in unhappy is happy.
2) Fix the sentence:
Grade 3 students learns to split long words into smaller parts.
Rewrite: Grade 3 students learn to split long words into smaller parts.
3) Fix the sentence:
The prefix un- mean not, like in unkind.
Rewrite: The prefix un- means not, like in unkind.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A root word is the main part of a word that carries its core meaning in Grade 3.
2) The prefix re- in the word replay means to do something again in Grade 3 reading.
3) If a Grade 3 student sees unhappy, the un- signals not happy, which means sad.
4) The suffix -ness in kindness turns the root kind into a noun.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Grade 3 readers can infer that rewrite means to write again because re- means again.
True
False
2) The word disagree has no useful parts for Grade 3 readers to analyze.
True
False
3) Knowing the root help in helpful lets a Grade 3 student guess helpful means full of help.
True
False
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