... Word families are words that look alike but have different endings ROOT WORD: nation ENDINGS: -al —ize? -ly -ity WORDS: national nationalize nationally ... (-al, -ize, -ly, -ity, -ful, -sion, etc.) change the original word to either a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb For example, the word care can be made into an adjective (careful) or an adverb ... (carefully) ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS: Do you need a noun? If so, does the ending make the word a noun? Noun endings: -ance, -ancy, -ence, -ation, -dom, -ism, -ment, -ness, -ship, —or, —ion,...