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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 2: Root Temple · Level 14
Word Families
Trace one root across words, and use each in a sentence (credit, incredible, credibility).
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 14
- Words with the same root form a family, and they share a meaning. Look at the cred family: credit, credible, and incredible.
- Each member has a different job. Credible describes. Credibility is a noun, the quality of being believed.
- Watch for imposters. Cradle starts with similar letters, but it has nothing to do with belief.
- When you learn one word, you get the whole family for free.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.L.V.2.b — Explain the connection between roots, root words, affixes, and parts of speech to determine the meaning of words (e.g., discuss as a verb vs. discussion as a noun). (I)
- 5.L.V.1.a — Acquire a range of general, academic, and specialized vocabulary words and phrases through grade-level texts and content. (I)