Suffixes 26.8.2025

Match

Match the following suffixes meaning

• -ful

• -ness

• -er

• -ly

• -less

full of

state quality

person job

how an action is done

without

• full of

• state quality

• person job

• how an action is done

• without

Multiple Choice

Why do you think it is important to learn about suffixes and how they change the meaning of base words?

• Because suffixes make words longer

• Because suffixes help us understand new words and their meanings

• Because suffixes are always at the end of a word

• Because suffixes are fun to say

Open Ended

Explain how suffixes can change the part of speech of a word. Give an example using one of the suffixes from the lesson.

Multiple Choice

How does adding the suffix '-less' to a base word change its meaning?

• It makes the word mean 'full of' something

• It makes the word mean 'without' something

• It makes the word mean 'like' something

• It makes the word mean 'having the quality of' something