Word Families
Which word does NOT belong in this word family: play, player, playful, plane?
plane
The prefix re- means this.
again
The suffix -less means this.
without
Name the clue type: "A carnivore is an animal that eats only meat."
Definition
Break unhelpful into its prefix, base word, and suffix.
un- + help + -ful
Name one word in the same word family as create.
Any of: creation, creative, creator, creating, recreate
Add a prefix to heat to make a word that means "to heat before."
preheat
In the word painter, what does the suffix -er mean?
one who does (a person who paints)
Name the clue type: "Unlike his cautious brother, Eli leaped without looking."
Antonym (unlike signals the opposite)
Break disagreement into its prefix, base word, and suffix.
dis- + agree + -ment
Which of these belong to the word family of decide: decision, decisive, deck, undecided?
decision, decisive, and undecided (not deck)
Which word does NOT have a prefix: reheat, rewrite, reptile, or return?
reptile
Slow + -ly makes the word slowly. Is slowly a noun, an adjective, or an adverb?
adverb
Name the clue type: "I love nocturnal animals, such as owls, bats, and raccoons."
Example
The prefix in- means "not" and the suffix -ible means "able to be." Comprehend means "understand." What does incomprehensible mean?
not able to be understood
Choose the word that fits: The artist's ______ paintings won an award. (create / creative / creation)
creative
Add a prefix to spell to make a word that means "to spell wrongly."
misspell
Break hopeless into its base word and suffix.
hope + -less
Name the clue type and tell what elated means: "Our team was elated, thrilled and overjoyed after the win."
Synonym; elated means very happy
You find the word misunderstanding in a story and do not know it. Name two strategies you could use.
Any two: break it into word parts (mis- + understand + -ing), look for context clues, think of related words in the family, check that the meaning makes sense
The words help, helper, helpful, and helpless are a word family. What makes them a family?
They share the same base word (help) and related meaning
Give a prefix that means "not" and a word that uses it. Then give a prefix that means "again" and a word that uses it.
Examples: un- (unfair, unkind, unable) and re- (rebuild, reread, replay)
Break careful and careless into parts. How do the suffixes change the meaning?
care + -ful (full of care) and care + -less (without care)
Name the clue type and tell what reluctant means: "The reluctant swimmer hesitated at the edge of the pool and refused to jump in."
Inference; reluctant means unwilling or not wanting to do something
Use word parts AND context to define incomprehensible: "The instructions were so incomprehensible that no one in the class could follow them."
clue: no one could follow them
word parts: in-+ comprehens + ible
Meaning: not able to be understood