title: Word Family Activities: Short Vowels Grd K-1
author: Mayra Saenz-Ulloa
description: Encourage reading fluency with activities that emphasize word families. Each unit is composed of three parts: Part 1 introduces students to word families; Part 2 challenges their knowledge of word families through independent work; and Part 3 reviews the
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  **Ghi chú:**
  
  
  [(1)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd1).awful _['ɔːf(ə)l]_ When something is awful, it is
  very bad.  
  → Her performance last night was awful.  
  → xấu xa, tồi tệ
  
  
  [(2)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd2).household _['haushəuld]_ A household is all the
  people who live in one house.  
  → Our household is made up of my father, my mother and me.  
  → gia đình
  
  
  [(3)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd3).possess _[pə'zes]_ To possess something is to have it
  or own it.  
  → My uncle possesses three sheeps, a chicken, a cow and a dog.  
  → chiếm hữu, có, sở hữu
  
  
  [(4)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd4).remark _[rɪ'mɑːk]_ To remark is to say something.  
  → The teacher remarked on how quickly the students were learning.  
  → nhận xét, chú ý, lưu ý
  
  
  [(5)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd5).desire _[dɪ'zaɪə]_ To desire is to want something.  
  → My sister desires a big house and lots of money.  
  → thèm muốn, ao ước
  
  
  [(6)](Unit_01.xhtml#nd6).anxious _['æŋ(k)ʃəs]_ When a person is anxious, they
  worry that something bad will happen.  
  → She