Root Words and Word Meanings Game
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Grades
- 3
Standards
- L.3.4.C
- L.3.4
- L.3.4.A
- L.3.4.B
PRINT+DIGITAL RESOURCE
This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksheet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.
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
Perfect For:
👩‍🏫 Teachers
- • Interactive classroom activities
- • Auto-graded game assignments
- • Student engagement tools
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parents
- • Fun learning at home
- • Educational screen time
- • Progress tracking
🏠Homeschoolers
- • Interactive curriculum
- • Self-paced gaming
- • Engaging practice
Game Features:
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Interactive Gameplay
Engaging educational game experience
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Auto-Grading
Instant feedback and scoring
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Assignable
Perfect for homework and classwork
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Printable Components
Additional offline materials
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).
