Suffixes

Answer Key - Grade 3 Spelling Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   Which suffix turns "thought" into a word that means "thinking about others; kind"?

   • -ion
   • -able
   • -ful
   • -ment
2. 2.

   Add "-less" to "weight". Which word is spelled correctly?

   • weight less
   • weightable
   • weightless
   • weightles
3. 3.

   What does "brightness" mean?

   • in a bright way
   • how bright something is
   • not bright
   • getting brighter
4. 4.

   Take off the suffix. What base word is left in "excitement"?

   • excite
   • excit
   • ment
   • excitem
5. 5.

   Add a suffix to "depend" to make a word that means "able to be trusted". Write the word.

   dependable
6. 6.

   In which word is "-ion" a suffix added to a base word?

   • lion
   • invention
   • region
   • opinion
7. 7.

   Add "-ful" to "respect". Which word is spelled correctly?

   • respect ful
   • respectful
   • respectness
   • respectfull
8. 8.

   What does "harmless" mean?

   • full of harm
   • not able to hurt anyone
   • harming again
   • the act of harming
9. 9.

   Take off the suffix. What base word is left in "fitness"?

   • ness
   • fit
   • fitn
   • fi
10. 10.

    Add a suffix to "amaze" to make a word that means "a feeling of great surprise". Write the word.

    amazement