Word Families

What are word families? They are meaning-related series of words.

Although they belong to different syntactical categories, they are
related to each other in terms of meaning; they have similar roots but
different suffixes.

The following word family chart is based on the first reading on the
book. Let’s try to complete it.

Noun Verb Adjective

lively
teach
cooking
show
food
served
harmful
power
think
weight
canned
encourage
helpful
qualify
enjoy
collected
promise