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What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

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Warm-up Questions

What do you think a “word family” is?
Can you think of one word and some other words that come from it (for example, with -ed, -ing, un-, or -ness)?
Why might learning word families help you with spelling or meaning?

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What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

What word families are (examples: happy, graph, cycle) (00:00 – 01:42)

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1. What is a word family?

A list of words that rhyme
A group of words that share a similar pattern or meaning
A group of words that have the same number of letters
A group of words that are all verbs

2. In the “happy” word family, what is the root word?

happily
unhappy
happiness
happy

3. What does the root word “cycle” relate to (based on its Greek meaning in the video)?

a piece of writing
a song
a circle or wheel
a mountain

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

Practice question 1: the root word “act” (01:42 – 02:49)

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1. In “When I am older, I want to be a famous ____,” what type of word is missing?

an adjective
a noun
a verb
a preposition

2. What word completes the sentence: “When I am older, I want to be a famous ____.”?

action
active
actor
acting

3. What word completes the sentence: “My dog was ____ strangely this weekend.”?

acting
act
actor
actedly

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

Practice questions 2–3: “script” meaning + “sing” word family (02:49 – 04:56)

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1. What does the root word “script” mean in transcript, prescription, scripted, and inscription (according to the video)?

given by a doctor
old and damaged
written down
on the stage

2. Which word completes: “We really enjoyed our ____ lesson.”?

song
singing
sing
singer

3. Which word completes: “My auntie is a professional ____.”?

singing
singer
sings
sing

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

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1. Why does the video say etymology can be helpful?

It helps you learn only modern slang
It shows which words are the longest
It helps you guess what words in a word family might mean
It tells you how to pronounce every word perfectly

2. Which pair best shows a root word and a word made from it?

book → table
happy → unhappiness
red → quickly
run → slow

3. What is one way word families are formed, according to the video?

By adding prefixes and suffixes to a root word
By only using plural forms
By changing every letter in the word
By translating the word into another language

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

Choose one root word you know (for example, “play,” “help,” or “use”) and make a word family with at least five words. Which are nouns, verbs, and adjectives?
Do you think learning word history (etymology) is useful for learning English vocabulary? Why or why not?
The video uses “graph” and “cycle.” Can you think of other words that might belong to each family? Explain your choices.
What is the easiest way for you to learn new words: by word families, by topic (food, travel), or by reading? Why?