Prefixes inter- and trans- Worksheets

Free printable prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) phonics worksheets. Four practice activities: decodable passage, word sort, phrasing cards, and rapid naming chart.

Grade: 3rd Phase 6: Greek & Latin Roots Pattern: Prefixes inter- (between) and trans- (across): interrupt, transport, interact, transfer
interrupt transport interact transfer international transmit interchange translate internet transform intersection transparent

1 Decodable Reading Passage

A short, decodable story embedding prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) words. Students read the passage then highlight all the target words.

Scott's Robot Pal
Skill: Prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across)  •  Sight Words: the, a, and, to, was, is, it, she, he, they, said, have, with, you, are, of, for, her, there, one
Scott's Robot Pal coloring page illustration
Coloring page included in PDF
Scott sat at his desk for a long time. He wanted to transform his toy robot. Right now, it was just a dull box that did nothing. Scott planned to put a new chip inside it. He wanted to make it walk around the room. First, he turned on his laptop to look on the internet for the right code. Scott found the code on a neat site. He began to transfer the file to his laptop. Just then, a loud noise made him jump up from his chair. It was his brother out in the hall. "Scott, come down for lunch!" yelled his brother Wade. The loud yell did interrupt his work. The laptop froze on a blank page. "Do not interfere with my work!" Scott shouted back. "I am trying to transmit code to my robot!" He pressed a button to start the transfer again. Soon, the file finished. Scott put a plug from the robot into his laptop. He watched the laptop transcribe the new code onto the robot's chip. "Now we will see if it works," Scott said to himself. He picked up the heavy robot to transport it. He carried it out of his room and walked down the hall. He set it down in the middle of the hall. This was a flat place for a test. Scott pressed a small button. The robot's eyes lit up and began to glow. The new chip flashed behind its transparent chest. The robot took one step, then another step. It did not just stand still. It began to march! Wade came up the stairs to check on him. "Wow, that is so cool!" Wade said. "Can I play with it?" Scott smiled at his brother. "Yes, we can both interact with it," he said. Wade held out a red wooden block. The robot stopped to look at the block. It was so amazing to see Wade and the new robot play together. "It is like you can transform a dull box into a fun toy," Wade said. Scott grinned and gave his brother a high five. His plan was a good one. He had made a perfect robot pal.
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Scott's Robot Pal decodable reader mini-book
Free decodable reader Read “Scott's Robot Pal” as an illustrated mini-book → The full printable story + coloring page, using only prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) sounds your child has learned.

2 Word Sort

Cut out the word cards and sort them into the correct columns: inter- = BETWEEN vs trans- = ACROSS.

inter- = BETWEEN
trans- = ACROSS
interrupt
interact
international
interchange
internet
intersection
interfere
intercom
transport
transfer
transmit
translate
transform
transparent
transaction
transit
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3 Phrasing Practice Cards

Practice reading these phrases for fluency. Cut out the cards and read them quickly and smoothly.

do not interrupt
interact with others
an international team
transfer the data
translate the message
a transparent window
meet at the intersection
transform the space
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4 RAN Chart (Rapid Naming)

Read each word in the grid as quickly as you can. Time yourself and try to beat your best time!

Decodable RAN Chart — Prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across)
transport
translate
interrupt
translate
interrupt
transform
interrupt
transform
interact
translate
interrupt
interact
transport
transform
transport
interact
Target words: interrupt, transport, interact, transform, translate
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5 Word Search

Find and circle the prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) words hidden in the grid. Words go across, down, and diagonally — a fun way to reinforce prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) word recognition.

Prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) Word Search
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INTERACT INTERCHANGE INTERNET INTERRUPT INTERSECTION TRANSFER TRANSFORM TRANSLATE TRANSMIT TRANSPARENT TRANSPORT
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📖 Decodable Readers for Prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across)

Next step: once your child can sound out these words, have them read a matching decodable mini-book. Each Prefixes: inter- (between) & trans- (across) reader is a printable story + coloring page using only sounds they've learned.

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Free Printable Prefixes inter- and trans- Worksheets

These free prefix worksheets cover inter- (between) and trans- (across) — the prefixes inside interrupt, interact, internet, transport, transfer, translate, and transform. Activities include a decodable passage, a two-column word sort, fluency phrasing cards, and a rapid naming chart. Learning these prefixes helps students decode international, intersection, transparent, transaction, and many more academic vocabulary words. Each worksheet prints cleanly on US Letter paper.

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