Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildCover the ending with your finger. Can you still see a small word? That is the root.
1 · Tick the family word
a Bb Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Nonna is always helpful in the kitchen.
Marco is a good player at football.
The teacher likes to teach, so she is a good teacher.
4 · Help Polpetta
Corner does not belong because a corner has nothing to do with corn; the letters match but the meaning does not, so it is not in the family.
2 · Fix the 3 spellings
1
helpfull
helpful
2
carless
careless
3
wonderfull
wonderful
helper, teaching and tasted are long words already right. carless has lost the e of its root, care.
MediumFind the small word hiding inside. If the meaning is still in there, it is family.
1 · Tick the family word
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
I could not solve the puzzle until Nonna showed me the solution.
Tick: careful, careless, caring · Marco is very careful with the hot pans.
Tick: teacher, teaching · The teacher likes to teach us new words.
4 · Help Polpetta
Corner does not belong. Cornflake still means corn, but a corner has nothing to do with corn. The letters match by accident, so it is not family.
2 · Fix the 4 spellings
1
magicion
magician
2
desision
decision
3
disolved
dissolved
4
wonderfull
wonderful
signature is already right (the quiet g comes from sign). The roots to check: magic, decide, solve, wonder.
SpicyThe letters may shift when a word grows. Follow the meaning, not the spelling.
1 · Tick the family word
a Ab Ac Bd BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Nonna could not solve the lumps, so Marco found the solution.
We had to decide on a new sauce, and the decision was tomato.
Butter only looks like family with but: the letters match but a but has nothing to do with butter.
4 · Help Polpetta
Singer does not belong. It shares the letters s, i and g, but a singer has nothing to do with a sign; the letters match by accident. Signature and design still carry the meaning of sign. One more real family word is signal (or signpost).
2 · Fix the 6 spellings
1
magicion
magician
2
desision
decision
3
disolved
dissolved
4
wonderfull
wonderful
5
soluton
solution
6
pleassure
pleasure
signature is already right. carpet only looks like family (it has nothing to do with car) and is spelt correctly, so it stays exactly as it is.