Phonics - Grade 5 English Worksheet 4 - Free Printable

Download this free printable Phonics worksheet for Grade 5 English. Perfect for practice, homework, and classroom use.

Grade 5 English practice

This printable Phonics worksheet is part of the free WizKidsHub Grade 5 English collection. Print it at home or in the classroom for extra practice.

What this worksheet teaches

• Handle irregular plurals and Latin forms (cactus/cacti, analysis/analyses).
• Read subject-specific vocabulary in science and social studies without stalling.
• Break unfamiliar academic words into root, prefix and suffix to work out meaning and pronunciation.
• Read words where stress changes the meaning (record, present, object).

How to use this worksheet

For stress-shift words, read the sentence both ways out loud and pick the one that sounds natural. Meaning follows stress here, which is why silent reading alone misses the error.

Sample questions from this worksheet

1. Choose the word with silent 'w':
2. Choose correct spelling:

Frequently asked questions

Why does my child write 'seperate'?

Because nobody pronounces the a. This is one of the most misspelled English words at every age, and slow deliberate pronunciation while writing is the reliable correction.

Is there a rule for -able versus -ible?

A rough one: -able usually follows a complete word (comfortable, dependable), -ible often follows an incomplete root (visible, terrible). Exceptions exist, so the list still matters.

Should a Grade 5 child still be sounding words out?

Not letter by letter, but chunking by root and affix is exactly right, and it is what carries them into secondary-school texts.