Step 1&2
Read the base word/suffix: helpfulness
help, helpful, helpfulness
You will need a white board: Mark the syllable type in the following word: punishment
pun - closed ish - closed ment - suffix
You will need a white board: Mark the syllable type in the following word: disruptive
dis, closed rupt, closed ive, suffix
or. dis-prefix, rupt-root, ive-suffix
You will need a white board: Mark the syllable type in the following word: olive
ol- closed, ive-v-e exception