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Root Words and Word Families

A root word is a word

that has nothing added

at the beginning or at the end.

You can take a root

word and make new words by adding

prefixes and suffixes.

By adding prefixes and suffixes, you can make these new words:

clear is a root word

  • unclear
  • clearly
  • cleared
  • clearing

All of these words have grown

from their root word. They share parts of the same spelling

and they are linked in terms of meaning.

In a word family, all

the words share parts

of the same spelling

and have linked meaning.

Root:use

Family:

  • useless
  • usable
  • used
  • using
  • user
  • misuse

Root: employ

Family:

employment

unemployment

employer

employee

employing

You can see that all the words in the family share spelling and meaning.

So, un + employ + ment =

the process of not being employed

Root: bene, ben = good, well, gentle

Latin = bene = good

Family:

  • a benign tumor = a harmless tumor
  • a benefit = an act of kindness
  • beneficial = giving benefits
  • beneficiary = one who benefits from something

Root: port = carry

Latin = portare = carry

Family:

  • import = to bring in from a foreign country
  • transport = to transfer or convey from one place to another
  • export = to carry or send to some other place
  • transportation = means of travel from one place to another

Root: cred = to believe

Family:

  • credo
  • credible
  • credence
  • credit
  • credential
  • credulity
  • incredulous
  • creed
  • incredible

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