Grade 3 English Language Arts · Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
Build Grade 3 vocabulary skills with five 10-question practice tests on prefixes, suffixes, roots, word parts, and word meaning.
These Grade 3 English Language Arts practice tests help students use word parts to understand unfamiliar vocabulary. Students identify prefixes at the beginning, suffixes at the end, and roots or base parts that carry a word’s central meaning.
Separate the word into parts and ask what each part contributes. A prefix usually changes the beginning meaning, a suffix can change the word’s job or meaning, and the root often gives the central idea.
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3. Test
A 10-question Grade 3 English Language Arts practice test on prefixes, suffixes, roots, word parts, and vocabulary meaning.
Identify the prefix, suffix, or root in each word. Use its meaning and the complete word to choose the best answer.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is The study of life.
Bio means life, so biology is the study of living things.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is The study of Earth and rocks.
Geo means earth, and geology studies Earth materials and processes.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Carry from one place to another.
Transport means carry or move something from one place to another.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Look at carefully.
Inspect means look at something carefully.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Say words for someone to write.
Dictate means say words aloud for another person to write.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Able to be heard.
Aud relates to hearing, so audible means able to be heard.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Build.
Construct means build, using the root struct.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is Communicate over a distance.
Tele means far, and a telephone connects people over a distance.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is Break out suddenly.
Erupt means break out suddenly, as when a volcano erupts.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is Write or tell details about something.
The root scrib relates to writing, and describe means tell or write details.
A prefix is a word part added at the beginning of a word that changes or adds meaning.
A suffix is a word part added at the end of a word that can change its meaning or grammatical role.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 3 Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots questions in total.
