Derived Word Examples: See Base & Root Words in Sentences (Fifth Grade)

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌱 Base Word: The simplest form of a word. It can stand alone. For example: *help* in *helpful*.
• 🧱 Root Word: The core of a word, often from Latin or Greek. It usually needs prefixes or suffixes to make a complete word. For example: *port* (meaning 'carry') in *transport*.
• ➕ Prefix: A group of letters added to the beginning of a base or root word to change its meaning. For example: *un-* in *unhappy*.
• ➖ Suffix: A group of letters added to the end of a base or root word to change its meaning or part of speech. For example: *-ful* in *helpful*.
• 💡 Derived Word: A new word formed from a base or root word by adding prefixes and/or suffixes. For example: *unhelpful* (derived from *help*).

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a derived word?
   1. A. Cat
   2. B. Jump
   3. C. Unhappy
   4. D. Tree
2. In the word 'replay', which part is the prefix?
   1. A. Play
   2. B. Re
   3. C. Lay
   4. D. P
3. What is the base word in 'carefully'?
   1. A. -ly
   2. B. Care
   3. C. Ful
   4. D. Fully
4. Which word is derived from the root 'vis' meaning 'to see'?
   1. A. Visit
   2. B. Very
   3. C. Visa
   4. D. Vision
5. Identify the suffix in the word 'painter'.
   1. A. Paint
   2. B. -er
   3. C. In
   4. D. Inter
6. Which of these words is NOT a derived word?
   1. A. Quickly
   2. B. Disagree
   3. C. Book
   4. D. Unkind
7. What is the root word of 'transport'?
   1. A. Trans
   2. B. Port
   3. C. Sport
   4. D. Ant