Suffixes -ful, -less, and -ness
Grade 4 - Spelling - Challenge Me
Which suffix makes a word meaning "the state of being dark" from "dark"?
- -ment
- -er
- -ness
- -ly
Choose the correctly spelled suffix word for this sentence: The map key was helpful to visitors.
- helpness
- help
- helpful
- helpless
What is the base word in "helpful"?
- help
- -ful
- helpful
- ending
What does "kindness" mean in this sentence? Leo showed kindness by holding the hallway door.
- not connected
- the number 2
- the state of being kind
- again
Which suffix word belongs with the meaning "the state of being sad"?
- sadness
- sadful
- prefix
- sad
Which suffix makes a word meaning "without fear" from "fear"?
- -less
- -er
- -ly
- -ment
Choose the correctly spelled suffix word for this sentence: The joyful class cheered after the bridge held.
- joyless
- joy
- joyful
- joyness
What is the base word in "hopeless"?
- -less
- hope
- hopeful
- hopeless
What does "sadness" mean in this sentence? The character's sadness faded when the notebook was found.
- a silent letter word
- the state of being sad
- again
- the number 2
Which suffix word belongs with the meaning "without hope"?
- hopeless
- hope
- hopeful
- hopeness