Endings Change the Word is a free printable Grade 1 English worksheet on using a suffix to work out what a longer word means, aligned to Common Core standard L.1.4. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · L.1.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Endings Change the Word
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.read + able
2.music + al
3.farm + er
4.danger + ous
5.pain + ful
6.dark + ness
7.enjoy + ment
8.act + ion
9.move + ment
10.hope + less
Questions about Endings Change the Word
What does the Endings Change the Word worksheet cover?
It practises using a suffix to work out what a longer word means — 10 questions for Grade 1, all on Common Core L.1.4: Work out a new word from the sentence around it or from its parts. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Endings Change the Word practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4 — L.1.4, in the Language domain for Grade 1. The published standard reads: “Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Endings Change the Word is written for Grade 1, typically ages 6-7. It is one of the sheets on L.1.4, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Endings Change the Word come with an answer key?
Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Endings Change the Word can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Endings Change the Word free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Endings Change the Word, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for L.1.4
Work out a new word from the sentence around it or from its parts.