Word Structure Exercises

Root Words

Exercise

Root Words

Students will understand just where their vocabulary words come from with this root words exercise.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 1

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 1

Practice makes perfect, and these exercises that focus on contractions with apostrophes give your student the ability to work independently while still providing helpful hints when needed.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Adjectives with -er and -est

Exercise

Adjectives with -er and -est

Students do not have to be the fastest completing this exercise to understand adjectives better than ever before.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verbs and Nouns to Adjectives and Adverbs

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verbs and Nouns to Adjectives and Adverbs

Students will understand how to utilize suffixes to modify verb-noun pairs into adjective-adverb pairs with this helpful exercise.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change a Verb to a Noun

Exercise

Suffixes to Change a Verb to a Noun

For students still learning grammar, this exercise will be instrumental in teaching them how to use suffixes to change verbs into nouns.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Prefixes

Exercise

Common Prefixes

Make it easier for students to spell words by sharing common prefixes with them through this easy to understand exercise.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Suffixes 1

Exercise

Common Suffixes 1

Along with understanding the root of words, this exercise will help students learn common suffixes tacked onto different words.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Possessives

Exercise

Apostrophes in Possessives

Teach your young learners about the importance of apostrophes in writing with these exercises that explain how the punctuation mark can be used to show possessives, and how it differs from contractions.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Comparatives

Exercise

Comparatives

Students will learn how to compare two objects by practicing this short exercise on comparatives.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Contractions

Exercise

Contractions

Students will appreciate the ability to write some of their most commonly used words after working through this exercise on contractions.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 2

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 2

Develop your student's reading and writing skills with these exercises that expand upon their knowledge of apostrophes in the written word by putting them in the context of contractions.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Regular and Irregular Plural Forms

Exercise

Regular and Irregular Plural Forms

This exercise provides ground rules for forming plurals, as well as common irregular words students should learn.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Suffixes 3

Exercise

Common Suffixes 3

Spelling will be a breeze for students after they complete their understanding of suffixes with this final exercise in the series.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Suffixes 2

Exercise

Common Suffixes 2

It will be much easier for students to learn how to spell after completing this exercise that gives them familiarity with common suffixes.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Meaning of Compound Words 1

Exercise

Meaning of Compound Words 1

Develop students’ skill at applying prefixes and suffixes with this exercise that demonstrates how compound words are formed.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Prefixes 2

Exercise

Common Prefixes 2

With the basics established, students will enjoy making use of the knowledge of common prefixes shared in this exercise.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 3

Exercise

Apostrophes in Contractions 3

Contractions are a staple in casual writing that are used to present a certain mood or tone in a variety of written forms. Give your students the opportunity to practice their skills with these exercises developed specifically for young learners.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to a Noun 2

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to a Noun 2

By the time students have finished this exercise, changing an adjective into a noun will be a piece of cake.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verb Tenses 1

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verb Tenses 1

This exercise will teach students how to use common suffixes to change a verb’s tense.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verb Tenses 2

Exercise

Suffixes to Change Verb Tenses 2

For students who are just learning about verb tenses, this exercises will show them how to modify tenses using suffixes.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to an Adverb 1

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to an Adverb 1

Use this exercise to show students how suffixes can be used to change adjectives and adverbs.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Apostrophes in Singular Possessive Nouns 2

Exercise

Apostrophes in Singular Possessive Nouns 2

The use of apostrophes in writing can be challenging for students to understand, but practice makes perfect with these exercises that allow them to learn individually.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to a Noun 1

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to a Noun 1

After this exercise, students will be able to easily use suffixes to change an adjective into a noun.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Common Prefixes 3

Exercise

Common Prefixes 3

In this final exercise in the series, students will become adept at applying their knowledge of prefixes to forming new words and expanding their vocabulary.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to an Adverb 2

Exercise

Suffixes to Change an Adjective to an Adverb 2

Students will be masters of using suffixes to modify adjectives and adverbs after this exercise.

5th grade

Reading & writing

Exercise

Word Structure Exercises