Root Word Families
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"Root Word Families" is written for 5th Grade (Ages 10-11), and it covers Common Core L.5.4.B. If your little one is a year younger but already steady here, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and Greek and Latin roots never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
5th grade vocabulary worksheet: find the word that does not belong in each root family and name its real root. Answer key included. Part of our Greek and Latin roots collection. Aligned to Common Core standards.
How do I use this worksheet?
Have your child draw a line between the roots in each long word before answering. Ask them to name another word with the same root. Check with the answer key and add new roots to a running list.
What students will practice
- Students will use Greek roots to define science words.
- Students will sort and use words with the Latin roots spect, dict and scrib.
- Students will break unfamiliar words into roots to work out meaning.
Curriculum Links
Common Core State Standards
Vocabulary · 5th Grade
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FAQ
How do I use this Greek and Latin roots worksheet?
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Have your child draw a line between the roots in each long word before answering. Ask them to name another word with the same root. Check with the answer key and add new roots to a running list.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Find the word that does not belong in each root family and name its real root. A root is a word part that carries meaning. Words built on the same root form a word family and share part of their meaning. The directions on the page read: Circle the word in each row that does not belong to the root family. Then, write the root that word does have. The page opens with a worked example, and the answer key shows every answer.
Can I use this Greek and Latin roots worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade Greek and Latin roots, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
Which roots do 5th graders learn?
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These sheets cover bio (life), geo (earth), logy (study of), spect (look), dict (say), scrib and script (write), port, tract, struct and rupt, plus tele, micro, therm, chron and meter for longer words.
How do roots help with science vocabulary?
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Many science words are just roots joined together. Biology is the study of life and a geologist studies the earth. Knowing a handful of roots lets a student work out words they have never seen. CCSS L.5.4.B names this skill.
What is a root word family?
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Words built on the same root share part of their meaning, like tractor, attract and subtract from tract (pull). Spotting the word that does not belong shows a child really knows the root, not just one word.
Is there an answer key for each worksheet?
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Yes. All four roots sheets have an answer key.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 5th Grade |
| Subject | Vocabulary |
| Topic | Greek and Latin Roots |
| Standard | L.5.4.B |
| Pages | 1 page |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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