Endings: -ful, -less, -ness, -ment, -ly
I can add suffixes and spell words ending in tion.
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Year 2 · English
Endings: -ful, -less, -ness, -ment, -ly: I can add suffixes and spell words ending in tion.
Here is the root word care.
Add the suffix ful. It has one letter l.
care + ful = careful
Picture: The root word "care" and the suffix "ful" join to make "careful". It means "Taking care".
Here is hope. Now add the suffix less.
The root word hope keeps its e.
hope + less = hopeless
Picture: The root word "hope" and the suffix "less" join to make "hopeless". It means "With no hope".
Your turn: Tom is kind and helpful. Tap the word that ends with ful.
Picture: The sentence "Tom is kind and helpful."
Tap the right word.
Answer
The answer: helpful
helpful ends with ful: help + ful.
Picture: The sentence "Tom is kind and helpful.", with "helpful" underlined.
Words to know
- suffix:
- An ending we add to a word to make a new word.
- root word:
- The word we start with, before we add a suffix.
- beat:
- A part of a word you can clap, like hap and py in happy.
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