Word Families Example

Word families refer to set of words that start from the same root, that is, they have a common origin. There are words that we call "primitive", these words are called root, an example of this could be "bread" (this would be considered the primitive word) and hence We can generate a list of words such as, baker, bakery, etc., All those words that may arise using the root are what we call: word family, or well derived words, as they are also often called.

Characteristics of word families:

There are words that belong to a family that share the same root, but that do not stop having the meaning original of the mother word or at least part of it, we refer to the "augmentatives", "diminutives", "suffixes" and "Prefixes". Thanks to them, much more extensive word families are formed and the use of these gives rise to new meanings, since a suffix can express a positive context or negative, as in the cases of credible - incredible, happy - unhappy, to mention a few examples or also provide a derogatory idea to the word, house - house - hovel.

Not all word families are perfectly identifiable, as their spelling can change. The root word "earth" contains a range of words such as: burial, land, earth, ground and as we can see the primitive word does not appear as clear as we might think.

Another example is the word "water" since words such as: watery, aquatic, brandy, turpentine, and as we see some of them even have different meanings, but they start from the same word primitive.

Word families are also formed with word roots in other languages ​​that we later adapt to our vocabulary, An example of this is the word check, which starts from the root "check", a word that we use very commonly in the Mexican lexicon it is; Can you give me a "ride"? As we can see, this also has its origin in another language, however, it has become part of our day to day.

35 Examples of word families:

Here are some examples of word families

1. Love, in love, in love, in love, in love.
2. Copper, copper, copper.
3. Murderer, murder, murders.
4. Automobile, motoring, motoring, motorist, automotive.
5. Bronze, tan, tan.
6. Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
7. Bed, bedridden, stretcher, cot.
8. Shirt, t-shirt, camisole.
9. Food, eat, eating, diner, feeder.
10. Curtain, drapery, draperies.
11. Disco, discography, disco, discoman.
12. Muscle, musculature, muscular.
13. Flower, flowers, little flower, floriculture, flower shop, florist, little flower, flowered.
14. War, blacksmith, war.
15. Thread, bundle, spinner.
16. Soap, soapy, soapy, soapy.
17. Pencil, Lapicito, Lapisote, Lapicillo.
18. Read, read, reading, legend, reader, reader, reading.
19. Book, bookstore, bookcase, booklet, booklet.
20. League, flirt, ligature.
21. Metal, metallized, metallurgy, metallic, metallic.
22. Woman, women, little woman, womanizer, womanizer.
23. Boy, little boy, little girl, babysitter, childhood, babysitter, babysitter, boyish, little boy.
24. River, stream, riverside, riverside, riverside, flood.
25. Water, downpour, watery, watery, mead, turpentine, etching, party pooper.
26. History, historian, historiography, comic, historical.
27. Comb, comb, tousle.
28. Robbery, robbery, robbery, robbed.
29. Salt, salt shaker, salty, salt, salting, brine, salty.
30. Sex, sexual, asexual, bisexual.
31. Treason, traitor, traitors, betray.
32. Glass, glaze, glassware, glazed, vitrified, vitrified.
33. Virus, antivirus, viral, smallpox, virulent, virulence.
34. Shoe, shoemaker, shoe store, shoemaker.
35. Radio, radio station, radiation, radio technician, radiate, radio.

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