“English Surnames” Reading Comprehension Worksheets and Lesson Planning

Have fun teaching and learning with Sudden Homeschool’s “English Surnames” worksheets. The student handout explains origins of job-related surnames from medieval England: Cooper, Kellogg, Smith and more. Multiple choice questions test for reading comprehension.  

This PDF download has an answer key. Also included are a variety of lesson-planning suggestions. Links about non-English surnames are provided for curious students. 

Lexile score: 610L to 800L (Approximately grades 3 to 5)