Suffixes -ful, -less, -er, -or, and -ly

Full of care:

• careless

• careful

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

Without use:

• useful

• useless

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

Someone who acts:

• actor

• acter

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Someone who dances:

• dancor

• dancer

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Done in a neat way:

• neatly

• neater

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

What is a suffix?

A suffix is a word part added to the ............................ of a word to make a new word.

• beginning

• end

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is a base word?

A base word is a word that............................on its own.

• makes sense

• doesn't make sense

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4B

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A