Suffixes -ful, -less, -ness, -ment

Match the following

• The little boy skinned his knee on the ___.

• endless

• Grandmother is always ___ when we visit.

• dampness

• The ___ of the air made me shiver.

• cheerful

• The train seemed ___ as we waited for it to pass.

• pavement

• The house was ___ after we cleaned it.

• spotless

Fall is a ​ (a)   season.

• colorful
• weakness
• enjoyment
• truthful
• closeness

Ms. Torres has a ​ (a)   for cupcakes.

• weakness
• colorful
• enjoyment
• truthful
• closeness

She got a lot of ___ out of playing video games.

• cheerful

• enjoyment

• beautiful

• treatment

If you are ___, people will always believe you.

• truthful

• graceful

• wasteful

• beautiful

Match the following

• My sister and I have a special ___ with each other.

• graceful

• Because of my ___, I usually spill my milk.

• clumsiness

• The dancers were ___ as they moved across the stage.

• breathless

• What a ___ day we had for our field trip!

• closeness

• The runners were ___ after the race.

• beautiful

Austin showed an ___ to help the teacher put the books away.

• wasteful

• statement

• eagerness

• scoreless

The game was ___ until the last quarter.

• wasteful

• statement

• eagerness

• scoreless

Did you hear the mayor's ___ on television?

• wasteful

• statement

• eagerness

• scoreless

We do not want to be ___, so we always recycle.

• wasteful

• statement

• eagerness

• scoreless