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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 in English?
Can you think of a word family you already know (for example, words connected to “play” or “help”)?
Why might learning word families help you with spelling or understanding new words?

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What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

What word families are (and examples) (00:00 – 01:42)

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1. What is a word family?

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

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 etymology)?

Circle or wheel
Writing or drawing
Old and damaged
Acting on stage

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

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

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

A preposition
A noun
An adjective
A verb

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

active
actor
action
acting

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

acted
action
acting
actor

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

Practice: “script” meaning + final “sing” questions (02:49 – 04:56)

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1. What does the root word “script” mean in transcript, prescription, scripted, and inscription?

Given by a doctor
Old and damaged
Written down
On the stage

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

sing
sung
singer
singing

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

song
singer
singing
sing

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

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1. Which is the best way to describe a “root word”?

A word that always ends in -ing
A word that only has one meaning
The longest word in a sentence
The basic word that prefixes and suffixes can be added to

2. Why does the video say etymology can be useful?

It tells you how many syllables a word has
It makes words easier to pronounce perfectly
It helps you understand what related words might mean
It shows whether a word is formal or informal

3. Which set of words is a word family based on the same root word?

written, drawing, wheel
stage, doctor, damaged
cycle, cycling, recycle
happy, bicycle, actor

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

What are Word Families? | KS2 English Concept Video

What is one root word you know, and what other words belong to its word family?
How can knowing prefixes and suffixes help you guess the meaning of a new word?
The video uses Greek origins like “graph” and “cycle.” Do you know any other English words that come from Greek or Latin?
Which activity helps you more: choosing the correct word for a sentence (like “actor/acting”) or learning the root meaning (like “script = written down”)? Why?