Understanding Base Words and Meanings

Mr. Damnski introduces third graders to word families, base words, and family words. The lesson covers defining base words and family words, using context to understand meanings, and includes interactive learning checks. Students learn to identify base words in examples and understand the concept of word families through various exercises.

What is one of the learning goals for this lesson?

• To define what a base word is

• To write a story using new words

• To memorize a list of words

• To learn how to spell new words

Which of the following is a base word?

• Happier

• Happy

• Happiness

• Unhappily

What happens when you remove the suffix from 'scariest'?

• You get the word 'scarier'

• You get the word 'scare'

• You get the word 'scary'

• You get the word 'scar'

Which base word is found in the word 'flying'?

• Flew

• Flight

• Fly

• Flown

What is a family word?

• A word that is difficult to spell

• A word that is used in a family setting

• A group of words with the same base word

• A word that has no meaning

Which word is part of the same family as 'appear'?

• Disappeared

• Apparel

• Appreciate

• Apparent

What is the base word for 'reappearing'?

• Reappear

• Appearing

• Appeared

• Appear

Which of the following is NOT a base word?

• Running

• Think

• Common

• Run

What is the base word for 'uncommon'?

• Uncommon

• Common

• Community

• Commune

What is the base word for 'unthinkable'?

• Thinking

• Thought

• Think

• Thinker