EnglishYear 3Spelling

Recognise word families

Recognise and spell words from common word families based on root words (solve, solution, dissolve, insoluble)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Which word belongs to the 'play' family? 🧐

  3. 3

    Drag the words that belong to the 'help' family into the box. 📦

  4. 4

    Let's find the word family for 'care'. 🧐

  5. 5

    Which word is NOT in the 'care' family? 🚫

  6. 6

    Build a word from the 'play' family by adding 'ful' to 'play'. 🧩

  7. 7

    What is the root word in 'happiness'? 🤔

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