Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words Lab

Students split words into parts, sort affixes and roots, build words from tiles and use word parts to read a text.

Grades 3–8Virtual lab · 5 stations1 student per deviceNo student loginsWorks offline

Try it free: the demo opens the Start page and Station 1 right in your browser. No sign-up needed.

Virtual labs are sold separately and aren’t part of the All-Access licenses.

Grade versions included

Grades 3–5: Common prefixes and suffixes (un-, re-, -ful, -less) with base words and a short story
Grades 6–8: Greek and Latin roots, suffixes that change part of speech, and an informational text

Prefixes, suffixes, base words, Greek and Latin roots, how suffixes change part of speech, building words from parts, word parts plus context clues

OAS Standard 2: Reading and Writing Foundations; Standard 4: Vocabulary

Common Core: L.4 · L.6

Open the game file in any web browser: Chromebooks, laptops or your smartboard. No accounts, no student logins and no internet needed once it's downloaded.
The download has a separate file for each grade band. Open the one that fits your class.
Each student types their name on the Start page, then works through the stations in order. Each station has a prediction, a hands-on activity, a data table or log that fills in as they work and a check question.
Students finish with a printable lab report (print or save as PDF). The Teacher Notes include the standards, a full answer key and a reset button for shared devices.
Each purchase includes the lab files and a one-page Quick Start guide.