Suffixes practice

Suffixes practice

-ness: it can have two meanings

• It is use with nouns (people, places, things, and ideas)

• It means the "state or condition of" something

• Examples: cuteness, heartlessness, ugliness, happiness, softness

Examples

• A noun that means being in a state of happy would be "happiness"

• A noun that means in the condition of being shaky would be "shakiness"

• A noun that means being in the state of being empty would be "emptiness"

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix "-ness" mean?

• something that is empty

• the state or condition of something

• being full of something

Open Ended

If you wanted to describes something in a state of being loud, that word would be:

Open Ended

A noun that is in the state of being complete would be:

-ful

• It turns a word into an adjective (adjectives describe nouns)

• It means "full of"

Examples

• My careful planning helped me be successful. ("careful" describes the planning that was full of care)

• The remorseful child was sorry for her prank that embarrassed her sister. ("remorseful" describes the child who was full of remorse)

Multiple Choice

What does the suffix "-ful" mean?

• empty

• too much

• full of

Open Ended

If you wanted to describe something that was full of hurt, that word would be:

Open Ended

If you wanted to describe something as being full of pride, that word would be: