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Reading Comprehension and Skills: Grade 5

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DecodingRoot Words .................................................................................4Using the Correct Form ........................................................12

VocabularyHomophones .......................................................................... 20Onomatopoeia ....................................................................... 30Analogies .................................................................................. 35Similes ........................................................................................ 40Metaphors ................................................................................ 44Idioms ........................................................................................ 48

ComprehensionHistoryAnthropologists ..................................................................... 52Archaeologists ........................................................................ 53Ancient Egypt ......................................................................... 54Ancient Greece ....................................................................... 55Ancient Rome ......................................................................... 56The Mayan Empire ................................................................ 57The Middle Ages .................................................................... 58The Renaissance ..................................................................... 59English Explorers ................................................................... 60Spanish Explorers .................................................................. 61French Explorers .................................................................... 62The British Empire ................................................................. 63The United Nations ............................................................... 64

ScienceClassifying Animals ............................................................... 65Mammals .................................................................................. 66Reptiles ...................................................................................... 67Birds ............................................................................................ 68

Fish .............................................................................................. 69Amphibians ............................................................................. 70Zoologists ................................................................................. 71Geologists ................................................................................ 72Meteorologists ....................................................................... 73Biologists ...................................................................................74Botanists ................................................................................... 75Chemists ................................................................................... 76Physicists ................................................................................... 77Astronomers ............................................................................ 78

Social StudiesBiomes of Canada .................................................................. 79Regions of North America .................................................. 80Democracy ............................................................................... 81Elections.................................................................................... 82The Canadian Government ................................................ 83How Canadian Laws are Made .......................................... 84The U.S. Government ........................................................... 85How U.S. Laws Are Made .................................................... 86U.S Presidential Libraries ..................................................... 87The Post Office ....................................................................... 88Taking a Poll ............................................................................. 89Community Volunteers ....................................................... 90

ClozeNouns......................................................................................... 91Verbs .......................................................................................... 93Adjectives ................................................................................. 95Adverbs ..................................................................................... 97Missing Words ......................................................................... 99

Answer Key...........................................................................104

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This book was developed to help students master the basic skills necessary to become competent readers. The stronger their foundation in reading basics, the faster and easier students will be able to advance to more challenging texts.

Mastering the skills covered within the activity pages of this book is paramount for successful reading comprehension. The activities at the beginning of the book aim to build and reinforce vocabulary, the foundation of reading comprehension. These activities lead to practice with more advanced comprehension skills such as categorizing and using context to understand words. Then, at the end of the book, students begin to practice answering comprehension questions about progressively longer stories.

All students learn at their own rate; therefore, use your judgment to introduce concepts to students when developmentally appropriate.

Hands-On LearningHands-on learning reinforces the skills covered within the activity pages and improves students’ potential for comprehension. One idea for a hands-on activity is to use the removable flash cards at the back of this book to play a game of bingo. To do this, make a copy of the bingo card (page 3) for each student. Write the flash card words on the board and have students choose 24 of the words and write them in the empty spaces of their bingo cards in any order. When students have finished writing on their cards, gather the flash cards into a deck. Call out the words one at a time. Any student who has a word that you call out should make an X through the word on their card to cross it out. The student who crosses out five words in a row first (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) wins the game by calling out, “Bingo!” To extend the game, continue playing until a student crosses out all of the words on their bingo card.

Comprehension Checks and DiscussionIn addition to the activities in this book, support reading comprehension growth by reading stories in the classroom. After a story—or part of a story—is read, ask your students questions to ensure and enhance reading comprehension. The first type of question you might ask is a factual question. A factual question includes question words such as who, what, when, where, how, and why. For example, How old is the character?; Where does the character live?; What time was it when. . .?; or any other question that has a clear answer. You might also ask open-ended questions. These types of questions do not have a clear answer. They are based on opinions about the story, not on facts. For example, an open-ended question might be Why do you think the character acted as he did?; How do you think the character felt about her actions or the actions of others?; What do you think the character will do next?; or What other ways could this story have ended? As students learn to think about these questions as they read, they will retain more of the material and understand it at a higher level.

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Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. In the word unlikely, the prefix un and the suffix ly have been added to the root word like. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.

Prefix Root Word Suffix

1. misfortune

2. remove

3. painless

4. unusual

5. loudly

6. graceful

7. pretest

8. unsuitable

9. disappear

10. remarkable


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word unsuitable. The prefix un and the suffix able have been added to the root word suit. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. collection

2. misspell

3. reassign

4. beautiful

5. kindness

6. friendly

7. cheerful

8. incomplete

9. treeless

10. indefinitely


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word indefinitely. The prefix in and the suffix ly have been added to the root word definite. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. reappointment

2. musical

3. nonfiction

4. equipment

5. expressible

6. unbelievable

7. dramatize

8. allowance

9. elderly

10. researcher


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word unimaginable. The prefix un and the suffix able have been added to the root word imagine. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. fictional

2. retreat

3. encircle

4. overflow

5. strengthen

6. misplace

7. undoubted

8. attachment

9. transform

10. bigger


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word disconcerted. The prefix dis and the suffix ed have been added to the root word concert. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. teachable

2. reappear

3. unaffected

4. preview

5. development

6. unloadable

7. misdirect

8. photographer

9. quotation

10. befriend


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word preconstructed. The prefix pre and the suffix ed have been added to the root word construct. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. attraction

2. brightness

3. undeliverable

4. preoccupy

5. replace

6. enlarge

7. finally

8. impossible

9. preschooler

10. foreigner


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word bicyclist. The prefix bi and the suffix ist have been added to the root word cycle. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. practicing

2. instructor

3. joyous

4. prehistoric

5. imperfection

6. limitless

7. dismount

8. mismatch

9. overdue

10. uncomfortable


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word inflexible. The prefix in and the suffix ible have been added to the root word flex. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. adjustment

2. refresh

3. unassemble

4. unimportant

5. nonsense

6. compassionate

7. persistence

8. untraditional

9. descendant

10. shipment


Answer Key


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word indefinitely. The prefix in and the suffix ly have been added to the root word definite. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. reappointment

2. musical

3. nonfiction

4. equipment

5. expressible

6. unbelievable

7. dramatize

8. allowance

9. elderly

10. researcher

re appoint ment

music al

non fiction

e uip ment

e press ible

un believe able

drama i e

allo ance

elder ly

re search er


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. In the word unlikely, the prefix un and the suffix ly have been added to the root word like. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. misfortune

2. remove

3. painless

4. unusual

5. loudly

6. graceful

7. pretest

8. unsuitable

9. disappear

10. remarkable

mis fortune

re move

pain less

un usual

loud ly

grace ful

pre test

un suit able

dis appear

re mar able


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word unimaginable. The prefix un and the suffix able have been added to the root word imagine. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. fictional

2. retreat

3. encircle

4. overflow

5. strengthen

6. misplace

7. undoubted

8. attachment

9. transform

10. bigger

fiction al

re treat

en circle

over flo

strength en

mis place

un doubt ed

attach ment

trans form

big er


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word unsuitable. The prefix un and the suffix able have been added to the root word suit. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. collection

2. misspell

3. reassign

4. beautiful

5. kindness

6. friendly

7. cheerful

8. incomplete

9. treeless

10. indefinitely

collect ion

mis spell

re assign

beauty ful

ind ness

friend ly

cheer ful

in complete

tree less

in definite ly


Answer Key


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word bicyclist. The prefix bi and the suffix ist have been added to the root word cycle. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. practicing

2. instructor

3. joyous

4. prehistoric

5. imperfection

6. limitless

7. dismount

8. mismatch

9. overdue

10. uncomfortable

practice ing

instruct or

oy ous

pre history ic

im perfect ion

limit less

dis mount

mis match

over due

un comfort able


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word disconcerted. The prefix dis and the suffix ed have been added to the root word concert. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. teachable

2. reappear

3. unaffected

4. preview

5. development

6. unloadable

7. misdirect

8. photographer

9. quotation

10. befriend

teach able

re appear

un affect ed

pre vie

develop ment

un load able

mis direct

photograph er

uote ation

be friend


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word inflexible. The prefix in and the suffix ible have been added to the root word flex. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. adjustment

2. refresh

3. unassemble

4. unimportant

5. nonsense

6. compassionate

7. persistence

8. untraditional

9. descendant

10. shipment

ad ust ment

re fresh

un assemble

un import ant

non sense

com passion ate

persist ence

un tradition al

descend ant

ship ment


Name Decoding

Root WordsA root word is a word that has a prefix, a suffix, or both added to it. Look at the word preconstructed. The prefix pre and the suffix ed have been added to the root word construct. Read each word below. Write the root word, the prefix, and the suffix in the correct boxes. Some words will have either a prefix or a suffix, and some words will have both a prefix and a suffix.


1. attraction

2. brightness

3. undeliverable

4. preoccupy

5. replace

6. enlarge

7. finally

8. impossible

9. preschooler

10. foreigner

attract ion

bright ness

un deliver able

pre occupy

re place

en large

final ly

im possible

pre school er

foreign er

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