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Word families

Short story + activities

This unit consists of a short narrative about Grandad coming to visit and associated activities that focus on word families. In the first task students need to complete the table by filling in the appropriate noun, verb, adjective or adverb based on the words that have been provided. Task 2 requires students to fill the gap in each sentence with a word formed from the given base word. Detailed notes on base words and word families are provided and language is taken directly from the text.

Topics: Language
Themes: Family
Years: Year 4 | Pages: 3 | Code: E5211-07

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Marie Langley

Marie Langley’s experience in education includes 19 years teaching in secondary and area (Years 1 to 13) schools, 10 years as head of an English department, and seven years as a deputy principal. Her published works include a thesis for a Master of Teaching and Learning degree, magazine articles, short stories, poetry, picture books, a junior novel and numerous educational resource texts. She currently lives and works in Golden Bay in the top north-west corner of the South Island of New Zealand.

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