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Name<br />

Many long words have smaller root words within them. With<br />

many words it is easy to build word families by adding<br />

a suffix or a prefix.<br />

A. For the words listed below, write an additional word that is part<br />

of the same word family.<br />

1. patriot<br />

unpatriotic<br />

2. tyrant<br />

tyrannical<br />

3. navigate<br />

navigation<br />

4. govern<br />

governor<br />

B. Complete the sentence by using the correct word from the word<br />

families above.<br />

5. The American colonists created their own .<br />

6. A person who is not loyal to his or her country is said to be<br />

.<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Vocabulary Strategy:<br />

Build Word Families<br />

7. Paul Revere showed great for the American colonies<br />

during his midnight ride.<br />

8. The of the Somerset, a British ship, had to have<br />

good eyesight.<br />

80<br />

Sleds on Boston Common<br />

Grade 5/Unit 3<br />

At Home: Read a magazine article and fi nd two words that<br />

have word families. Then write the different word families on<br />

a sheet of paper, and read them to a family member or helper.<br />

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