Building Vocabulary—Word Families and Word Roots List

Building Vocabulary--Word Families and Word Roots List

What Is Taught at Each Level?

The following pages show a comprehensive listing of all word families, compounds, and roots explicitly taught in each level of Building Vocabulary. Many other roots are introduced throughout the levels, but the word families and roots listed on the following pages are each the focus of a lesson. You will notice that some roots that are first taught in lower levels are revisited in the upper levels and are taught with greater depth and complexity.

The first column lists the sound/word family, compound, or root taught. When appropriate, the meaning for this word part is given in the second column (some word parts don't carry meaning; for example, the word families in Levels 1 and 2). Then, an example word is given for each word part. The sample words are intended to give you a sense of how the roots are used??this is not meant to be an exhaustive list of vocabulary words that should be taught.

As students gain more proficiency with Building Vocabulary, they will come up with many more words on their own.

Use this list as a reference to see the word families and roots taught at each level. You might also wish to provide students with a copy of the list for the level of the Building Vocabulary kit you are using.

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 1

Level 1

Sound/Word Family Sample Word

-ab

cab

-ack

back

-ad

mad

-ag

bag

-ain

rain

-all

ball

-am

jam

-an

fan

-ank

bank

-ap

lap

-ar

car

-at

cat

-a_e

late

-ea

pea

-ed

red

-ee

bee

-ell

bell

-er

her

-est

best

-et

net

-ew

new

-ick

lick

-id

kid

-ight

night

-ill

hill

-im

him

-in

pin

-ing

ring

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 2

Level 1 (cont.)

Sound/Word Family Sample Word

-ink

sink

-ip

rip

-it

sit

-i_e

nice

-oa

boat

-ob

job

-ock

lock

-ook

book

-op

mop

-ot

hot

-ow

cow

-o_e

joke

-uck

luck

-ug

hug

-um

gum

-ump

lump

-un

sun

-unk

junk

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 3

Level 2

Sound/Word Family -are -au/-aw -ay -ear/-air -eer -eigh -er -ie (long e) -ie (long i) -ire -oi -old -oll -olt -oot (oo sound) -or -ore -ou -ough -ought -ow -oy -ue -ur/-ir -ure

Sample Word care caught, paw tray bear/hair cheer sleigh matter field pie fire spoil hold roll bolt root for more count tough bought cow boy blue burn, firm pure

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 4

Level 2 (cont.)

Compound air any back every head out rain show snow some sun

Sample Word airplane anyone backpack everyone headband outside raindrop showcase snowflake somebody sunrise

Prefix bicodisinmispreresubtriununi-

Base mot/mov port

Meaning two with not not less, wrong before after under three not one

Meaning move carry

Sample Word bicycle copilot dislike incorrect misplace preview review submarine triangle unlike uniform

Sample Word motor, movie export

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 5

Level 2 (cont.)

Suffix -ful -less -ly

Meaning full of without in a ______ way or manner

Sample Word powerful harmless slowly

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 6

Level 3

Prefix bico-, conexil-, im-, in-

preresubtriununi-, unit-

Base fin, finit gram, graph mobil, mot, mov

port vid, vis

Suffix -er -est -ful -less -ly

Meaning two with, together out not (negative)

before back, again under, below three not one

Meaning end, limit, term write, draw move

carry see

Meaning more most full of without in a ______ way or manner

Sample Word binoculars collect, connect exceed illegal, improper, inexperience prequel revise subzero triangle unruly unique, unite

Sample Word final, infinite paragraph mobile, motor, moveable import video, visual

Sample Word faster smartest plentiful hairless happily

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 7

Level 4

Prefix autocol-, comdeim-, inintermega-, megalo-

micromultiperpolyteletrans-

Base audi, audit spec, spect terr trac, tract voc, voice, voke

Suffix -able, -ible -arium, -ary, -orium, -ory -er, -or

-ify -ologist -ology

Meaning self with, together down, off from in, on, into between, among big

small many through, thoroughly many far, from afar across, change

Meaning hear, listen watch, look at land, ground, earth pull, draw, drag voice, call

Meaning can or able to be done place, room

someone who does, something that does to make studier of, expert in study of

Sample Word autograph collection, compose descent impose, induct intervene megaphone, megalopolis microscope multivitamin persevere polygon telescope transfer

Sample Word audience, audition specimen, spectacle territory trace, tractor vocal, invoice, provoke

Sample Word portable, audible aquarium, library, auditorium, laboratory teacher, instructor

simplify biologist biology

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#12731 (i3964) Building Vocabulary 8

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