{"id":1148,"date":"2017-11-08T13:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T13:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2017-11-09T14:51:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:51:26","slug":"word-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Families"},"content":{"rendered":"Last updated: November 9, 2017 at 14:51 pm\n

\"familyMany words in the English Language belong to a “family” of words. Each word in a word family is derived from the same root. By understanding how English words are formed, you can guess the meaning of a word if you know the meaning of its root.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples.<\/p>\n

Plaint<\/strong> – an accusation or charge; a complaint or lamentation.<\/p>\n

Plantiff – a person who accuses another in a court of law.<\/p>\n

Plaintive – sounding sad or mournful.<\/p>\n

Liquid<\/strong> – a substance that flows freely but that is of constant volume.<\/p>\n

Liquidate – to convert assets into cash.<\/p>\n

Liquidator – a person who liquidates a business or company.<\/p>\n

Liquidation – the act or process of liquidating a company.<\/p>\n

Mine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miner<\/p>\n

Mineral<\/p>\n

Mineralogy<\/p>\n

Distinct <\/strong><\/p>\n

Distinctive<\/p>\n

Distinctness<\/p>\n

Distinction<\/p>\n

Plenty <\/strong><\/p>\n

Plentiful<\/p>\n

Plentifulness<\/p>\n

Plenteous<\/p>\n

Honor <\/strong><\/p>\n

Honorable<\/p>\n

Honorary<\/p>\n

Honorarium<\/p>\n

Person <\/strong><\/p>\n

Personality<\/p>\n

Personnel<\/p>\n

Personable<\/p>\n

Rebel <\/strong><\/p>\n

Rebelling<\/p>\n

Rebellion<\/p>\n

Rebellious<\/p>\n

Grief <\/strong><\/p>\n

Grieve<\/p>\n

Grievous<\/p>\n

Grievance<\/p>\n

Reflect <\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflective<\/p>\n

Reflector<\/p>\n

Reflection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many words in the English Language belong to a “family” of words. Each word in a word family is derived from the same root. By understanding how English words are Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":850,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,25,38,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-cxc-english","category-english-grammar","category-intermediate-english","category-vocabulary"],"yoast_head":"\nWord Families - English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Word Families - English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Many words in the English Language belong to a “family” of words. Each word in a word family is derived from the same root. By understanding how English words are Continue Reading →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"English\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-11-09T14:51:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/11\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/\",\"name\":\"Word Families - English\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/124\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-11-08T13:35:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-11-09T14:51:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/124\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/124\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/word-families\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Vocabulary\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/vocabulary\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Word Families\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/\",\"name\":\"English\",\"description\":\"By Patrick Carpen: The Greatest Writer On Earth\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/patrickcarpen.com\\\/english\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Word Families - English","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Word Families - English","og_description":"Many words in the English Language belong to a “family” of words. Each word in a word family is derived from the same root. By understanding how English words are Continue Reading →","og_url":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/","og_site_name":"English","article_modified_time":"2017-11-09T14:51:26+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/11\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/","url":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/","name":"Word Families - English","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/11\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg","datePublished":"2017-11-08T13:35:56+00:00","dateModified":"2017-11-09T14:51:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/11\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/124\/2017\/11\/eb3cb10f20f1013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e7d419b015479cf3c6_640_family.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/word-families\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Vocabulary","item":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/vocabulary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Word Families"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/#website","url":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/","name":"English","description":"By Patrick Carpen: The Greatest Writer On Earth","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PekmxV-iw","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1153,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions\/1153"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patrickcarpen.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}