-ful, -ness, -less Suffixes

Look how careful she is holding that baby. 
Being careful means...

• full of care
• not caring 
• needing care 
• not able to care

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

My puppy was very playful with his new bone. 
playful means...

• not able to play
• in a way that plays
• full of play
• needing to play

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

It was wonderful to see my mom when she came home from work. 
wonderful means...

• need wonder 
• not full of wonder 
• unhappy
• full of wonder 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

The rainbow is colorful. 
colorful means...

• full of color
• not colored
• most colored
• able to be colored 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is harmless?

• full of harm
• without harm
• more harm
• having most harm

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is meaningless?

• full of meaning
• without meaning
• having more meaning
• having most meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

without

• -er
• -est
• -ful
• -less

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

full of

• -est
• -er
• -ful
• -less

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

The baby cried loudly when she dropped her toy. 
loudly means...

• not loud
• in a way that is loud
• most loud
• able to be loud 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E