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Suffixes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the suffix -ment mean?

a)

a person who does something

b)

the result of an action

c)

without something

d)

full of something

2.

What does the suffix -ful mean?

a)

the result of an action

b)

full of something

c)

without something

d)

a person who does something

3.

What does the suffix -less mean?

a)

the result of an action

b)

a person who does something

c)

full of something

d)

without something

4.

What does the suffix -ist mean?

a)

without something

b)

a person who does something

c)

full of something

d)

the result of an action

5.

The ________ sat down to play the piano.

a)

harpist

b)

pianist

c)

cellist

d)

guitarist

6.

Look both ways before crossing the street to be _________ and safe.

a)

fearful

b)

careless

c)

fearless

d)

careful

7.

The flowers in the garden are so ________________.

a)

colorful

b)

colorless

c)

hopeless

d)

coloring

8.

My puppy is very gentle and _______________

a)

powerful

b)

harmful

c)

harmless

d)

hopeful

9.

A doctor can give a ______________ for a bad cough.

a)

agreement

b)

commitment

c)

placement

d)

treatment

10.

The _________ painted a beautiful picture of the mountains.

a)

guitarist

b)

scientist

c)

pianist

d)

artist

11.

The man crossed the road while looking at his cell phone. That was very ______________!

a)

careful

b)

helpless

c)

careless

d)

weightless

12.

That _________________ makes the prettiest bouquets.

a)

orthodontist

b)

zoologist

c)

harpist

d)

florist

13.

The new father was exhausted after a _______________ night of caring for his crying baby.

a)

sleepless

b)

sleepy

c)

scientist

d)

powerful

14.

A ______________ firefighter is brave and unafraid.

a)

fearful

b)

fearless

c)

weightless

d)

careless

15.

Walking through the dark, spooky woods, I felt ____________.

I was very scared, anxious, and nervous!

a)

fearless

b)

sleepless

c)

powerful

d)

fearful

16.

When setting a table, you must follow your mom's directions about the correct _____________________ of the plate, fork, knife, and spoon.

a)

agreement

b)

placement

c)

treatment

d)

commitment

17.

Some people say that Adebayo Akinfenwa is the most ________________ soccer player in the world.

a)

powerful

b)

powerless

c)

weightless

d)

helpless

18.

All the teachers had the same opinion about where to take the 3rd graders for a field trip. They were in complete _______________________

a)

placement

b)

treatment

c)

commitment

d)

agreement

19.

Many __________________ worked hard to develop vaccines for the COVID-19 virus.

a)

artists

b)

pianists

c)

scientists

d)

florists

20.

Butterflies are ________________ and won't hurt you.

a)

harmful

b)

harmless

c)

colorless

d)

fearless