Name ____________________________
Derivational Relations
Sort 1 - Review of Prefixes (un-, re-, dis-, mis-)
Date _________________
Derivational Relations - Word Hunt 1 Review of Prefixes
My family and I moved to a new house when I was in fifth grade. My reaction to
the news wasn’t the best, since I had to change schools. This was unplanned, but my
Mom had gotten a new job and there was no arguing with the change. My Mom and
Dad tried to reassure me that I would be able to adjust, but I was unable to reform my
thoughts. When moving day came, I was all packed and ready to load the truck. I had
unglued all of my posters from the wall, and collected my unread magazines from under
my bed. As I carried the boxes downstairs, it was as if everything that was unattached
to the floors of the house was gone! All moved into the moving truck and on its way to a
new home.
After we unpacked the boxes into the new house, it was time to start reinstalling
all of our things. The TV had to be reattached to the wall, the computer set up in a new
location. When I got up to my new room it was chaos and disorder. This space was
different then my old room. I had to reconsider the location of my bed, dresser, and
personal belongings. It was hard to begin unpacking. I felt like there were millions of
boxes with all of my things misplaced in them! I wanted to discontinue unpacking and
pretend we were going back to our old house, but I knew that wasn’t true. I continued
setting up my room and getting ready for my first day at my new school. I knew it wasn’t
the end of the world - but I certainly wasn’t excited for this new change in my life!
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Directions: Read the story. Use the colors in the chart to
highlight each spelling pattern in the story above. Then, write
the words in the correct column below.
unRED
reBLUE
disGREEN
misORANGE
Choose 5 words and write them in complete sentences below.
1. ____________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________
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Name ________________________
Derivational Relations
Sort 2 - Prefixes (pre-, fore, post-, after-)
Date _________
Derivational Relations - Word Hunt Sort 2 - Prefixes
Yesterday afternoon I watched a documentary on television. It was
about the postcolonial time period in American history. The documentary
began in the prewar era before the Revolutionary War. It ended in the
postwar era with the preexisting 13 colonies declaring their independence for
England.
Afterward, I turned off the television and decided to go and read my
graphic novel. I began with the forward. This is the portion of the book
where the author explains a little bit about the topic of the book. I became
so preoccupied by the story, that I didn’t realize it was dinner time until my
stomach began to grumble. Dinner had become an afterthought. I ran
down the stairs and was pleasantly surprised. My mom had cooked my
favorite meal - Mac and Cheese! Delicious!
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DR: Sort #2
Directions: Read the story. Use the colors in the chart to highlight each spelling
pattern in the story above. Then, write the words in the correct column below.
preRED
foreBLUE
postGREEN
afterORANGE
Divide the word sort words into their prefix and their base word in the chart
below.
preEx: pre
Base
Word
war
forefore
Base
Word
arm
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postpost
Base
Word
war
afterafter
Base
Word
thought
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Directions: Answer the following questions.
When you add the prefix (pre-) to a word, how does it effect its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
When you add the prefix (fore-) to a word, how does it effect its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
When you add the prefix (post-) to a word, how does it effect its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
When you add the prefix (after-) to a word, how does it effect its meaning?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Name ________________________
Derivational Relations
Sort 3 - Suffixes (-er/-est/-ier/-iest)
Date _________
Directions: Write the correct word from the word bank in the story below
cleaner
fanciest
quickest
fancier
crummiest
strangest
meanest
fastest
cleanest
earlier
kinder
prettiest
kindest
nicer
faster
“Better than YOU!”
Two boys sat on a bench on the playground. They were arguing about whose
life was better! My house is ___________ than your house. It sparkles like the
top of the Chrysler Building! My mom stays home every day to make sure it is the
_____________ house on the block! She thinks it's important to have a clean
house when she is entertaining her guests. And I am sooo lucky because I always
get to school _________________ than you do. The teacher lets me pass out
morning work, because I’m always the ______________ one to arrive in our
classroom! I love having that job and I try my best to always get there first!
When my mom and I go shopping, she always buys me the _____________
clothes. My clothes are _______________ than yours too! They are the
_____________ ones you can buy. All of the pop stars on television are wearing
them.
Even my family is the best! My dad is the ___________ man around. He
never punishes me or gives me harsh consequences. He is definitely ___________
than your parents. My siblings are the best too! My brother is the
_____________ runner in his class. He can race ___________ than the other
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kids and always wins the gold medal. It's really the ___________ thing how our
families can be so different!
The other boy simply got off the bench and walked away. He had enough of
his friend's bragging. He was the _____________ kid in the class... surely there
was someone better to play with at recess!
Draw a picture of the boys you imagine
from the story:
Describe the boy in your own words:
Choose 2 of the words from the word box and write your own sentences below:
1._____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Sort the words from the word bank based on their spelling pattern
-er
-est
-ier
-iest
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Name _______________________
Derivational Relations
Sort 4 - Review of Suffixes (-ness, -ful, -less)
Date __________
Derivational Relations - Word Hunt Sort 4 - Review of Suffixes
“Assembly Time”
The students in room 7 were incredibly respectful during the
assembly. They sat bottom to bottom and their behavior was flawless!
They demonstrated politeness by clapping at the appropriate times, and
staying focused and quiet. It was unfortunate that the students in room 8
could not be as graceful. Their behavior was disrespectful. The show was
entertaining, yet they couldn’t show their attentiveness for more then 3
minutes! The principal felt an emptiness in his heart. He had watched
breathless as they talked and exhibited hands-on behavior! It made him so
upset. He knew some of the students were a unruly, but was shocked at
their lack of self-control. He promised to reprimand them for their
misbehavior over the announcements the next morning. What a disaster!
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Directions: Read the story. Use the colors in the chart to
highlight each spelling pattern in the story above. Then, write
the words in the correct column below.
-ness
RED
-ful
BLUE
-less
GREEN
Combination
ORANGE
Write your own short story below using the words from your sort!
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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Name _______________________
Date _________
Derivational Relations
Sort 5 - Adding -ion to Base Words, No Spelling Change
Derivational Relations - Cloze Activity Sort 5
Adding -ion to Base Words
election
elect
oppression
prediction
congressional
express
extinction
extinct
predict
Congress
oppress
extinction
“Ways of the World”
In the 2012 ________________ for President, there are some great
_________________ candidates. I can ____________ the race will be tight.
Whomever the citizens ____________, I know they will try their hardest. It is
their job to listen to the public ___________ their concerns. The President
always has the ______________ to help him make his decisions. We have a
system of checks and balances. This way our President will never become too
powerful. My _________________ is that the best choice for President will win
the race!
Other countries are not as lucky as we are. They live in a great state of
_________________. Their leaders are untrustworthy, and they ___________
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the people of their country. They tell them what jobs they must do, what brands
they can buy at the store, and what clothing they are allowed to wear. How
terrible it must be to live in a world like that. It would be great if we could rid the
world of those kinds of governments. We could make them ____________, just
like the dinosaurs! An __________________ like that would make the word a
better place!
Directions: Sort the words from the word bank based on their spelling
pattern
Base words ending
with -ct
Add ion to words
ending in -ct
Base words ending
with -ss
Add ion to words
ending in -ss
Choose 3 of the words from the word box and write your own sentences below:
1._____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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