WTWRootFamiliesGw021010

Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.

My word: slide Root:slide Meaning: to move smoothly along a surface. Related words: slider, sliding, slid, slides,
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My word:Sweep Root:Sweep Meaning:to remove from a surface with a broom or brush. Related words:Sweeps,sweeping,swept,sweeper,sweepers

My word:Drive Root:Drive Meaning:to carry on or through energetically. Related words:Driver, drove, driven, drives, driving