Root Word Study: Rupt

Understanding root words is important to learning the meaning of new words. In this vocabulary-building worksheet, third graders will discover words with the root word "rupt," which means to burst or break. After researching and writing the definitions of five words, children will add illustrations to their glossary. They will then complete a series of fill-in-the-blank and true-or-false problems to reinforce their understanding of the root word "rupt."