Add a Suffix
Add a suffix to thought to describe someone who considers other people’s feelings.
thoughtful
Break helpful into its base word and suffix. What does the whole word mean?
help + -ful; giving help
Does fearless mean full of fear or without fear?
without fear
Fix carefull.
Careful
“The class worked ___.” (quiet / quietly)
quietly
Add a suffix to enjoy to name the pleasure someone gets from an activity.
enjoyment
In boxes, which part means “more than one”? Is box still a noun?
-es; yes
What does hopeless mean?
without hope
Fix brushs.
Brushes
“Her ___ made everyone smile.” (kind / kindness)
kindness
Add a suffix to happy to name the feeling. Watch what happens to the y.
happiness
Break kindness into two parts. How does the suffix change kind?
kind + -ness; it changes a describing word into a noun naming a quality
What does the suffix -ful mean in hopeful?
full of or having hope
Fix slowful in “The turtle moved slowful.”
slowly
“Please carry the glass ___.” (careful / carefully)
carefully
Add a suffix to safe to name the condition of being protected. Watch what happens to the e.
safety
Hopeful and hopeless have the same base. Which morpheme gives each word its opposite meaning?
-ful means having hope; -less means without hope
Explain how helpful and helpless have different meanings.
helpful gives help; helpless needs help or cannot help oneself
Fix kindlyness.
kindness
“We saw ___ behind the curtain.” (movement / movingly)
movement
Add two suffixes to thought to complete this sentence: “She ______ included the new student in the game.”
thoughtfully
Break carefully into three meaningful parts. What does each suffix add?
care + -ful + -ly; careful means showing care, and carefully tells how an action is done
What is the difference between darkness and darkly?
darkness names a condition; darkly describes how something is done
Correct both errors: “The foxs moved quickful through the woods.”
“The foxes moved quickly through the woods.”
Complete both blanks with forms of hope: “The team was ___, and they waited ___ for the results.”
hopeful; hopefully