Practice using the suffixes -er, -est, -ful, and -less to make new words and understand their meanings.
Read each problem carefully. Write the best word or explanation. Use the suffix meanings to help you.
Build and understand words with common suffixes
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
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The suffix -ful means full of. What does the word careful mean?
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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: A rabbit is fast, but a cheetah is _____. A. fastest B. faster C. careful
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Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: Of the three boxes, the red box is the _____. A. biggest B. bigger C. helpful
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The suffix -less means without. What does the word hopeless mean?
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Add the suffix -ful to the word help. Write the new word and tell what it means.
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Write the correct form of small to complete the sentence: This puppy is small, but that puppy is _____.
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Write the correct form of tall to complete the sentence: Mia is tall, Ana is taller, and Zoe is the _____.
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The word fearless has the suffix -less. What does fearless mean?
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Circle the word that means full of joy: A. joyless B. joyful C. taller
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Circle the word that means without color: A. colorful B. colorless C. fastest
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Add -er or -est to complete the sentence: This road is long, that road is longer, and the highway is the _____.
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Read the sentence: The glass is breakable, so hold it with care. Which word could describe the glass if it cannot break easily: careful, breakless, or stronger?
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Make a new word by adding -less to the word spot. Then write what the new word means.
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Make a new word by adding -ful to the word wonder. Then write what the new word means.
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Write one sentence using a word with the suffix -er, -est, -ful, or -less. Then underline the suffix in your word.