Word Families

What are word families? They are meaning-related series of words. Although they belong to different syntactical categories, they are related to each other in terms of meaning; they have similar roots but different suffixes.

The following word family chart is based on the first reading on the book. Let’s try to complete it.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

lively

teach

cooking

show

food

served

harmful

power

think

weight

canned

encourage

helpful

qualify

enjoy

collected

promise





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