EnglishYear 3

Use knowledge of word families

Learn Use knowledge of word families for Year 3 pupils (ages 7–8). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Word families are groups of words that share the same root word — like a family tree for words! 🌳

  2. 2

    Which word belongs to the 'play' word family? 🎭

  3. 3

    Build the word 'help' by tapping the letters. Then add 'ful' to make 'helpful'. 🧩

  4. 4

    Let's look at the word 'care'. How can we make new words from it? 🧐

  5. 5

    Which is a real word from the 'play' family? 🎲

  6. 6

    Make a new word from 'help' by adding a suffix. Try 'helpful' or 'helpless'. 🧩

  7. 7

    What is the root word in 'careless'? 🤔

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