This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice roots, prefixes & suffixes skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The Latin root dict means "to say," so a dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean.
2. To predict means to say what will happen before it occurs, using the prefix pre- and the root dict.
3. The Latin root cred means "to believe," so something credible is believable and can be trusted.
4. If a story sounds incredible, it is so hard to believe that people doubt it is true.
5. The Latin root ject means "to throw," so to reject an idea means to throw it out or refuse it.
6. A projectile is an object thrown forward through the air, like a ball or a rocket.
7. The Latin root tract means "to pull," so to attract means to pull something toward you.
8. A tractor is a large machine that pulls farm equipment across a field.
9. To extract a tooth means to pull it out, using the prefix ex- (out) and the root tract.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
dictate
→ to say words aloud for someone else to write down
belief or trust that someone will pay later
credit
→ belief or trust that someone will pay later
to throw medicine into the body with a needle
inject
→ to throw medicine into the body with a needle
to pull a number away from another in math
subtract
→ to pull a number away from another in math
to say words aloud for someone else to write down
Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The Latin root dict means "to say," so a dictionary is a book that tells you what words mean.
2) To predict means to say what will happen before it occurs, using the prefix pre- and the root dict.
3) The Latin root cred means "to believe," so something credible is believable and can be trusted.
4) If a story sounds incredible, it is so hard to believe that people doubt it is true.
5) The Latin root ject means "to throw," so to reject an idea means to throw it out or refuse it.
6) A projectile is an object thrown forward through the air, like a ball or a rocket.
7) The Latin root tract means "to pull," so to attract means to pull something toward you.
8) A tractor is a large machine that pulls farm equipment across a field.
9) To extract a tooth means to pull it out, using the prefix ex- (out) and the root tract.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
dictate
→ to say words aloud for someone else to write down
belief or trust that someone will pay later
credit
→ belief or trust that someone will pay later
to throw medicine into the body with a needle
inject
→ to throw medicine into the body with a needle
to pull a number away from another in math
subtract
→ to pull a number away from another in math
to say words aloud for someone else to write down
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