A word family is a group of words built from the same root word: help, helper, helpful, helping, unhelpful. Spotting the root helps children spell and understand new words.
Apa yang akan dipelajari anak anda
- Find the root word inside a longer word
- Group words that belong to the same family
- Spot words that look similar but aren’t related
- Use root words to work out the meaning of new words
Find the root
Peel off the prefixes and suffixes to find the root: dis-agree-ment has the root “agree”. Knowing the root often explains the meaning — a disagreement is when people don’t agree.
Some families come from other languages: “graph” means writing, so an autograph is your own writing; “phone” means sound, as in microphone and telephone.
Contoh soalan
Berikut ialah beberapa soalan seperti dalam misi pertama. Bolehkah anda menjawabnya?
1. Which word is in the same family as “help”?
- helpful
- hello
- heap
- hill
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: helpful. Helpful is built from help.
2. What is the root word of “unhappy”?
- happ
- un
- hap
- happy
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: happy. Take off un- to find the root: happy.
3. Which word is in the same family as “light”?
- night
- like
- lift
- lighthouse
Tunjuk jawapan
Jawapan: lighthouse. A lighthouse shines a light.
Tip untuk orang dewasa
- Pick a root word and see how many family members you can list together.
- When you meet a long word, hunt for a smaller word hiding inside.