Vocabulary Worksheet · Grades 3–5
Reduplication Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 3-5 on reduplication: playful words made by repeating a sound, like flip-flop, zigzag, and chitchat. Students classify eight words as reduplication or not and answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.
Subject
Vocabulary
Grades
Grades 3–5
Skill Focus
Reduplication, word play
Lesson Length
20 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Reduplication is forming a word by repeating a sound, either exactly or with a small change. There are three kinds: exact (bye-bye), rhyming (hokey-pokey), and vowel-change (tick-tock). These playful words are common in English, and this worksheet teaches students to spot them and tell them from compound words.
Section A on page 1 gives eight words and asks students to mark each reduplication or not (for example, flip-flop and chitchat are reduplication, while notebook and rainbow are compound words). The reference box explains the three kinds with examples different from the eight Section A words.
Section B on page 2 is short-answer: students define reduplication, name the three kinds, contrast it with compound words, and write their own examples. Page 3 is a complete answer key. The skill joins anagrams, palindromes, and rhyming words in the word-play set.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box aloud and say a few reduplicated words out loud for fun.
Complete Section A independently – have students ask ‘do the two halves echo each other?’
Discuss Section B item 11 (reduplication vs compound words) as a class.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check or teacher review.
Pair with the Compound Words Worksheet or the Rhyming Words Worksheet.
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Reduplication Worksheet
A printable vocabulary worksheet for grades 3-5 on reduplication: playful words made by repeating a sound, like flip-flop, zigzag, and chitchat. Students classify eight words as reduplication or not and answer six short questions. A complete answer key is included.
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