Morphology Teaching Resources
If you're digging into morphology with your elementary students, dig into printables, worksheets and more to bring the study of words to life!
This teaching resource collection was created by teachers to save your lesson planning time so you can spend more time doing what you love — actually teaching!
What Is Morphology?
Haven't taught this section of ELA in a while, or maybe this is your first time? Our teacher team has put together a quick refresher to get you ready to dive in! (If you're all set, feel free to skip ahead to download the morphology resources you need most right now!)
Morphology studies words, how they're formed, and how they are related to other words in the English language. The study of morphology includes looking at word parts such as:
- word stems
- root words
- prefixes
- suffixes
- word origins
Why Is Morphology Important?
Understanding morphology boosts spelling strategies in elementary school grades. For example, knowing that biology, antibiotics, and biography all share a common root allows learners to apply knowledge of one spelling to multiple words.
Take a walk through our morphology collection and find a plethora of resources for teaching root word groups, prefixes and suffixes, inflectional endings, and more!
Resources to Improve Morphological Skills
Our collection is home to hundreds of root word worksheets, prefix and suffix PDF files, instructional slides for Greek and Latin roots, and more. Here are a few of our favorites!
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Prefix and Suffix Anchor Charts
Increase vocabulary skills with anchor charts about prefixes and suffixes.
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Adding Suffixes - Vocabulary Worksheet
Review concepts related to suffixes with a printable grammar worksheet.
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Prefixes and Suffixes - Gallery Walk Activity
Get your students up and moving to learn about prefixes and suffixes with an engaging gallery walk activity.
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Prefix Fun! - Cut and Paste Worksheet
Cut and paste to build words with prefixes with an fun and free prefix worksheet.
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Prefix Worksheet: Un- and Dis-
Build vocabulary skills with a prefix worksheet featuring the prefixes Un- and Dis-.
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Word Villain - Prefix and Suffix Worksheets
Practice building words with suffixes and prefixes with a pair of printable vocabulary worksheets.
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Suffix Stories - Morphology Passages
Practice reading, defining, and using words suffixes with a pack of suffix-focused reading passage worksheets.
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Suffix Worksheet: -less
Build vocabulary skills with a suffix worksheet featuring the suffix -less.
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Suffix Bingo - Vocabulary Game
Match words with suffixes to their meaning in this BINGO game.
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Suffix Mini Anchor Charts
Give your students a visual reminder of the meanings of 28 suffixes with a printable set of miniature anchor charts.
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Rainbow Affixes - Prefix and Suffix Game
Define words with prefixes and suffixes with a self-checking interactive game!
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Prefix, Suffix, and Root Word Bingo
Examine prefixes, suffixes, and root words and identify their morphological meanings in this BINGO game.
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Gum Ball Affixes Interactive Resource
Learn new words and their prefixes, suffixes, and base words with an engaging Google Slides digital learning activity.
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Building Words with Suffixes - Literacy Center Cards
Build words using the suffixes -ed, -es, -s, and -ing with a printable word-building pocket chart card pack.
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Inflectional Endings - Spelling with Suffixes Worksheets
Spell words with the inflectional endings -ed, -ing, -s, -es and -ies with a pack of printable practice worksheets covering inflected endings.
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Word Building Bricks - Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Activity
Build, read and write multi-syllable words using prefixes, suffixes, and base words with a fun word-building literacy activity.
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Prefixes and Suffixes Slide Deck
Help your students determine the meanings of prefixes and suffixes with an instructional slide deck.
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Spelling Rules Posters – Plurals and Suffixes Anchor Charts
Display the common spelling rules for suffixes and plurals with a set of printable spelling rules charts.
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Word Study List - Suffixes
Introduce and explore common suffixes with this extensive list of words.
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Letter-Sound Correspondence Games - A-Z Alphabet Race Bundle
Practice letter-sound correspondence with a set of 26 Alphabet Race printable games.
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Using Words with Prefixes - Worksheet Pack
Practice using the prefixes Un-, Re-, Mis-, Pre-, Dis-, and In- with a pair of printable prefix worksheets.
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Affixes Word Building Puzzle Activity
Build words with affixes with a pack of printable word-building puzzles.
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Affix Heroes Interactive Activity
Help the Affix Heroes define words with prefixes and suffixes with a self-checking interactive game!
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Frog Hop Suffixes - Interactive Grammar Review
Review knowledge of suffixes with a fun frog-themed Google Slides Interactive review activity.
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- Morphology Board Games
- Morphology Word Walls
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- Morphology Bingo
- Morphology Active Games
- Morphology Flashcards
- Morphology Graphic Organizers
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