Vocabulary Assessment · Grades 4–6
Specialized Word Types Assessment
A printable assessment for grades 4-6 on three named categories of word formation students meet in reading: diminutives, kennings and demonyms. Twenty-four items with a complete answer key.
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What this assessment checks
Three word types with proper names, each meeting students in a different place — stories, poetry, and non-fiction:
- Diminutives: the endings that make something smaller or fonder
- Kennings: the two-word compound images used in old poetry
- Demonyms: what you call a person from a place
How to use it
Best used alongside a reading unit rather than alone — kennings make most sense during a myths or Beowulf unit, and demonyms during geography. Each section stands on its own if you want to split it.
Reading the results
English diminutive endings are -let, -ette, -ling, -y and -ie, and Section A accepts any correct form. Kennings are compound metaphors, so score Section B on the image rather than the wording — “the sea” and “the ocean” are both right for whale-road. Demonyms are irregular by nature, so a low Section C means the words have not been met, not that the concept is missing.
| Resource type | Assessment (printable PDF) |
| Grade range | Grades 4–6 |
| Items | 24 across 3 sections |
| Answer key | Included on the final page |
| Time | About 25 minutes |
| Access | Full Member |