Morphemes Quiz for Third Graders

Arjun and Evelyn are planning a surprise party. What does the prefix "pre-" in "pre-party" usually mean?

• after

• before

• during

• without

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Luna is editing her story and needs to "write again" a few parts. Which word describes this action?

• writing

• wrote

• rewrite

• writer

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Liam is learning new words and comes across the word "joyful." What does the suffix "-ful" in "joyful" often mean?

• without

• full of

• a little

• to make

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Ava and Luna are having a conversation about emotions. Ava asks, "Which word means 'full of joy'?" Can you help them find the right word?

• joyless

• joyful

• enjoy

• joyfully

Abigail and Kai are playing a word game. Can you help them figure out what the prefix "mis-" often means?

• correct

• wrong

• large

• small

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Imagine you're in a classroom with William, Aiden, and Abigail. Who among them is likely to misbehave during a fun science experiment?

• behave

• behavior

• misbehave

• behaved

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Imagine you're a word detective like Rohan, and you're on a mission to uncover the secret meaning of the suffix "-less". What does it usually mean?

• having many

• without

• becoming

• the act of

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Noah was walking through a magical forest when he stumbled upon a riddle written on an ancient tree. The riddle asked, "Which word means 'without care'?" Can you help Noah solve this mystery?

• careful

• caring

• careless

• uncaring

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Hey there, language detectives! Can you help Henry figure out what the prefix "re-" usually means in words? Put on your thinking caps!

• one time

• not

• again

• away

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.L.2.4B

Mia and Mason are working on a project. They need to know which word means "to build again" to complete their task. Can you help them?

• builder

• building

• rebuild

• built

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A