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3rd Grade Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -ment Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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3rd Grade Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -ment Worksheet — Level 2 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Add the suffix, or circle the suffix that gives the meaning.

1.enjoy + ment = (answer space)

Answer: enjoyment

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

2.dark + ness = (answer space)

Answer: darkness

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

3.ill + ness = (answer space)

Answer: illness

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

4.pain + ful = (answer space)

Answer: painful

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

5.kind + ness = (answer space)

Answer: kindness

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

6.fear + less = (answer space)

Answer: fearless

Just add the suffix to the end of the word.

7.Which suffix makes a word that means without power? power + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -less

powerless means without power. -ful means full of; -less means without.

8.Which suffix makes a word that means without harm? harm + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -less

harmless means without harm. -ful means full of; -less means without.

9.Which suffix makes a word that means full of joy? joy + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -ful

joyful means full of joy. -ful means full of; -less means without.

10.Which suffix makes a word that means full of hope? hope + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -ful

hopeful means full of hope. -ful means full of; -less means without.

11.Which suffix makes a word that means causing harm? harm + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -ful

harmful means causing harm. -ful means full of; -less means without.

12.Which suffix makes a word that means without an end? end + ___
  1. A-ful
  2. B-less
  3. C-ness

Answer: -less

endless means without an end. -ful means full of; -less means without.

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