

This Grade 4 English worksheet helps students understand how the suffixes -ship and -hood change the meaning of root words. These suffixes often describe relationships, positions, states, or stages of life. For example, friendship describes the state of being friends, while childhood refers to the early stage of life.
Through engaging grammar exercises, learners explore words such as friendship, leadership, membership, brotherhood, childhood, and neighborhood. These activities help students understand how suffixes create meaningful nouns that describe roles, relationships, and life experiences.
Suffixes help students recognize patterns in word formation. For Grade 4 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Suffixes help form nouns that describe relationships or states.
2. Words with -ship often describe roles or relationships.
3. Words with -hood often describe stages of life or conditions.
4. Understanding suffixes improves vocabulary and reading comprehension.
This worksheet includes five grammar-focused activities:
Exercise 1 – True or False
Students identify whether the meanings of words with the suffixes -ship and -hood are correct.
Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
Students classify words into the correct suffix groups: -ship or -hood.
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
Students choose the correct word with -ship or -hood to complete each sentence.
Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students select the correct word formed using the suffixes -ship or -hood.
Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing
Students write meaningful sentences using words formed with the suffixes -ship and -hood.
Exercise 1 – True or False
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. False
7. True
8. True
9. False
10. False
Exercise 2 – Sort the Words
-ship: kinship, partnership, membership, friendship, leadership, ownership, scholarship
-hood: livelihood, brotherhood, childhood, neighborhood, manhood, sisterhood, hardship, parenthood
Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks
1. partnership
2. neighbourhood
3. ownership
4. brotherhood
5. kingship
6. sisterhood
7. championship
8. citizenship
9. studenthood
10. neighbourhood
Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. friendship
2. childhood
3. leadership
4. neighborhood
5. membership
6. partnership
7. livelihood
8. brotherhood
9. teamwork
10. manhood
Exercise 5 – Sentence Writing (Sample Answers)
1. Friendship – Their friendship grew stronger over the years.
2. Membership – She received membership to the school library.
3. Ownership – He showed proof of ownership of the bicycle.
4. Leadership – The captain showed great leadership during the match.
5. Partnership – The two companies formed a successful partnership.
6. Childhood – I spent my childhood playing in the park.
7. Neighborhood – Our neighborhood is peaceful and friendly.
8. Livelihood – Farming is the farmer’s livelihood.
9. Brotherhood – The soldiers shared a strong sense of brotherhood.
10. Parenthood – Parenthood brings many responsibilities.
Help your child strengthen vocabulary and understand how suffixes build meaningful nouns in everyday English.
The suffix ship shows a state, role, or quality, such as friendship or leadership. In a Class 4 grammar worksheet, students learn how ship forms abstract nouns from base words.
The suffix hood refers to a condition, stage, or group, as seen in words like childhood and brotherhood. CBSE English worksheets help early learners understand how hood changes word meaning.
Students can look at whether the word describes a role or quality, which often uses ship, or a life stage or condition, which commonly uses hood. Regular practice with a Class 4 English worksheet strengthens suffix understanding.