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Word Parts as Clues

English · Vocabulary · ages 5-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. The word unfair means very fair.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. The word helped ends in -ed. What does that tell you about the helping?

    • It is happening right now
    • It will happen soon
    • The helping already happened

  3. Ana cleaned her room this morning. What does cleaned tell you?

    • She is cleaning right now
    • She will clean it later
    • The cleaning already happened

  4. What does un- do to a word like happy?

    • Makes it happen twice
    • Makes it mean the opposite
    • Makes it a name

  5. Which word means not kind?

    • Kindly
    • Unkind
    • Kinder

  6. Finish the meaning. Washed means the washing ___.

    • is happening now
    • will happen later
    • is all done

  7. Break the word unwashed into its parts: un- plus wash plus -ed. How many parts does unwashed have?

    Answer: ______________

  8. Which word tells you the painting already happened?

    • Paint
    • Painting
    • Painted

  9. Which sentence uses planted to show the planting already happened?

    • Mia plants seeds every spring
    • Mia planted seeds yesterday
    • Mia will plant seeds tomorrow

  10. Sam says cooked means he is cooking right now. Is Sam right?

    • Yes, -ed means right now
    • Yes, cooked means cooking now
    • No, -ed shows the cooking is done
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Answer key

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Word Parts as Clues W1-mt_aw0PldeT_L-s1

  1. False · Un- means not, not very. Unfair means not fair.
  2. The helping already happened · -ed at the end means the action is done, so the helping already happened.
  3. The cleaning already happened · Cleaned ends in -ed, so the cleaning is done.
  4. Makes it mean the opposite · Un- flips the meaning to the opposite. Unhappy means not happy.
  5. Unkind · Un- in front of kind flips it to mean not kind.
  6. is all done · The -ed in washed shows the washing is finished.
  7. 3 · Unwashed has three parts: un-, wash, and -ed.
  8. Painted · Painted ends in -ed, and -ed means the action is done.
  9. Mia planted seeds yesterday · Planted ends in -ed, and yesterday fits something that already happened.
  10. No, -ed shows the cooking is done · -ed means the action already happened, so cooked is not about right now.
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