Suffixes ful, ment, ness, less, able, ly

full of

• -ed
• -ing
• -s
• -ful

in a certain way, how something is done

• -ly

• -ness

• -able

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

act of

• -able

• -ment

• -less

• -ful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

without

• -less

• -ful

• -able

• -ly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What does the suffix "-ness" mean?

• in the past
• state of
• full of
• happening now

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

That movie told a story that can be believed.

• believy
• believey
• believeful
• believable

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

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

The rainbow is colorful. 
colorful means...

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The bear moved quietly through the forest. 
What does quietly mean?

• never quiet
• in a quiet way
• not quiet
• the opposite of quiet

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B