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

What does the suffix -LESS mean? 

• without
• full of
• in a way that is

What is the root word of HELPLESS?

• help
• less
• please

What does the word ENDLESS mean? 

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

Which word has the SAME root word as NOISELESS? 

• noses
• less
• noisily

Stay home to prevent __________ from spreading.

• siicknes

• sickness

• sikness

• sicknes

Getting a haircut is a ___________ thing.

• painless

• paneless

• painles

• paneles

It is okay to feel ________ when you are upset.

• sadless

• sadnes

• sadness

• saddness

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

• helpness

• helpless

• helples

• helpples

Choose the correct spelling!

• thankless

• thankeless

• thankles

• thankeles