Spelling List #25 - Suffixes (-ness, -less)

Where do you add a suffix to a root word? 

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

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.V

TEKS.ELA.3.2A.VI

TEKS.ELA.3.2B.VII

TEKS.ELA.3.2BVI

TEKS.MATH.3.3C

What does the suffix -LESS mean? 

• without
• full of
• in a way that is

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

What is the root word of HELPLESS?

• help
• less
• please

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What does the word ENDLESS mean? 

• full of endings
• never ending
• in a way that ends

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Which word has the SAME root word as NOISELESS? 

• noses
• less
• noisily

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Stay home to prevent __________ from spreading.

• siicknes

• sickness

• sikness

• sicknes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Getting a haircut is a ___________ thing.

• painless

• paneless

• painles

• paneles

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

It is okay to feel ________ when you are upset.

• sadless

• sadnes

• sadness

• saddness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

I felt _______ when I could not do things for myself.

• helpness

• helpless

• helples

• helpples

Choose the correct spelling!

• thankless

• thankeless

• thankles

• thankeles