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Root Words and Word Meanings Game

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L.3.4.C
L.3.4
L.3.4.A
L.3.4.B
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If you know that 'teach' means to help someone learn, what does 'teacher' mean?

Someone who learnsSomeone who helps others learnA place to learnA book for learning

The root word 'happy' means feeling good. What does 'happiness' mean?

To make someone sadThe state of being happyA happy personTo become happy

If 'care' means to look after something, what does 'careful' mean?

Without careTo care for othersTaking care while doing somethingA place of care

The root word 'help' means to assist. What does 'helpful' mean?

Needing helpProviding assistanceA helping placeTo ask for help

If 'paint' means to color something, what does 'painter' mean?

A type of paintSomething paintedSomeone who paintsA painting tool

The root word 'play' means to have fun or do activities. What does 'playful' mean?

Full of fun and energyA place to playSomeone who playsWithout play

If 'dance' means to move to music, what does 'dancer' mean?

A type of musicA place to danceSomeone who dancesA dance move

The root word 'kind' means being nice. What does 'kindness' mean?

A kind personThe quality of being niceTo be unkindMany kinds

If 'work' means to do a job, what does 'worker' mean?

A workplaceSomeone who does a jobA type of workWorking hours

The root word 'swim' means to move through water. What does 'swimmer' mean?

A swimming poolSwimming gearSomeone who swimsA type of swim

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ABOUT ROOT WORDS AND WORD MEANINGS GAME

This engaging digital activity helps third-grade students master the skill of using root words to determine the meaning of unknown words. Through interactive questions, students learn to recognize how root words provide clues to understand related words, strengthening their vocabulary and reading comprehension skills.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Students will identify root words within more complex words
  • Students will use their knowledge of root words to determine word meanings
  • Students will recognize patterns between related words
  • Students will expand their vocabulary through root word understanding

Tags

root words, vocabulary building, word meanings, word families, word patterns, vocabulary development, language learning, word study, vocabulary games, educational games

Common Core Standards Covered

L.3.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
L.3.4.a
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.3.4.b
Determine the meaning of the new word formed when a known affix is added to a known word (e.g., agreeable/disagreeable, comfortable/uncomfortable, care/careless, heat/preheat).
L.3.4.c
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., company, companion).

Grade Levels:

Grade 3

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