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 Puzzles - Printable Reading Center
Grow your students’ vocabularies with an engaging prefix puzzle activity.
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots - Dictionary Hunt Worksheet
Investigate the meanings of prefixes, suffixes, and root words with a dictionary hunt worksheet.
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Greek and Latin Roots Word Wall - Grade 4-6
Build student vocabulary with daily exposure to Greek and Latin roots using word wall displays.
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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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Suffix Worksheet: -able
Transform your students’ vocabulary skills with our skill-building suffix worksheet, featuring the powerful “-able” suffix
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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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Affixes Worksheet - Color By Code
Practice identifying words with affixes with a fun color by code worksheet.
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Suffix Stars - Making Plurals Interactive
Practice reading and spelling plural nouns with an engaging Google Slides digital learning activity.
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Suffixes - Color By Code Worksheet
Reveal the hidden picture and practice using the inflectional endings -s, -es, -ies, and -ves with a color-by-code worksheet.
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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 Worksheet: -ment
Improve students' understanding of the suffix -ment with a printable suffix worksheet.
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Sort the Suffixes - Inflectional Endings Worksheets
Practice using the suffixes -s, -es, -ies and -ves with a pack of printable add-a-suffix worksheets.
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Snag-a-Suffix Claw Machine Interactive Review Game
Review knowledge of suffixes with an exciting interactive claw machine game!
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Greek or Latin Root Word Window - Graphic Organizer
Display learning about Greek and Latin roots and their origins with a crafty graphic organizer.
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Which Prefix is it? - Task Cards
Practice forming and using prefix words with a set of printable prefix practice task cards.
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Morphological Knowledge - Matching Activity
Review concepts learned in your prefix and suffix lessons by ensuring students understand word parts with a matching activity.
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Four In A Row Vocabulary Game - Suffixes
Practice matching words to their common suffixes and build vocabulary with a suffix vocabulary game.
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Suffix Saga - Vocabulary Game
Practice building and using words with common suffixes in their appropriate context.
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Which Suffix is it? - Task Cards
Practice using suffixes in sentences with a set of suffix task cards.
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Suffix Worksheet: -ty and -ity
Practice using the suffixes -ty and -ity with a printable suffix worksheet.
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