Split the Word is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on breaking a long word into the parts that carry its meaning, aligned to Common Core standard RF.5.3. 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 · RF.5.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Split the Word
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.tele + scope
2.trans + port
3.audi + ence
4.tele + vision
5.in + spect
6.tele + phone
7.con + struct
8.de + struct
9.aqua + rium
10.geo + logy
Questions about Split the Word
What does the Split the Word worksheet cover?
It practises breaking a long word into the parts that carry its meaning — 10 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core RF.5.3: Use all you know about roots and affixes to read any unfamiliar word. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Split the Word practise?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.3 — RF.5.3, in the Reading: Foundational Skills domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Split the Word is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on RF.5.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Split 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 Split 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 Split the Word free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Split 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 RF.5.3
Use all you know about roots and affixes to read any unfamiliar word.