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Amara's Letter About Grandpa's Photo Album

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Amara's Letter About Grandpa's Photo Album

Use root words you know as clues to new words.

Read the letter

Read Amara's letter to her cousin. Look for long words with a word you know inside them.

A Letter to Jonah

1Dear Jonah,
Last weekend I stayed with Grandpa Eli. On Saturday it rained all day, so Grandpa pulled a heavy photo album down from a high shelf. “These pictures are from my childhood,” he said. I could hardly believe that Grandpa was ever eight years old!

2The first page showed a boy with a big grin and a scruffy brown dog. “That is Biscuit,” Grandpa said. “She was my best companion. She kept me company everywhere I went, even on the walk to school.”

3Grandpa's mother took most of the pictures in the album. She was the family photographer. She brought her camera to every birthday, wedding and holiday, and she always called out, “Smile, everyone!”

4One photo showed a tall, narrow house with a red door. It looked very familiar to me, and then I remembered why. Mom has the same picture hanging in our hallway at home! I have walked past it a hundred times.

5The last picture showed Grandpa's mother standing on a high diving board. Grandpa said she was afraid of heights, but she climbed up and jumped anyway. “She was courageous,” he said proudly. I hope I can be that courageous someday.

6I can't wait to show you the album the next time you visit.
Your cousin,
Amara

Root words in the letter

A root word is a word you know that is inside a longer word. Use it as a clue to the longer word's meaning.

1.
Write the root word inside each word from the letter.

childhood →
courageous →

2.
In paragraph 2, Grandpa says Biscuit was his best companion. Use the root word company. What is a companion?
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3.
In paragraph 4, the house looks familiar to Amara. Use the root word family and the details in paragraph 4. What does familiar mean?
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4.
In paragraph 3, Grandpa's mother was the family photographer. Use the root word photograph. What does a photographer do?
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5.
In paragraph 5, Grandpa says his mother was courageous. The root word is courage. Which detail shows that she was courageous?
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Use root clues

Look for a root word you know inside each word.

6.
Sort each word by its root word.
7.
Write the word with the root word courage that completes the sentence.

Amara's friends clapped and cheered to her at the swim race.

8.
Which word has the same root as companion?
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9.
Choose the TWO words that have the root word memory.
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10.
Friend is a root word. Write a longer word that has the root word friend inside it. Then use your word in a sentence.