📘 Vocabulary: Root Words (Grade 1)

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Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms.

1. Root word of walked: ________

2. Root word of helping: ________

3. Root word of painting: ________

4. Root word of looking: ________

5. Root word of jumped: ________

6. Root word of reads: ________

7. Root word of plays: ________

Answer key: 1) walk · 2) help · 3) paint · 4) look · 5) jump · 6) read · 7) play

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Free Grade 1 English worksheet (Common Core L.1.4.c): identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms. Skill: Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms. Level: Grade 1 — also suits Year 2 (UK).

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CCSS L.1.4.c: Identify frequently occurring root words and their inflectional forms
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