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1) Learn the Suffixes 📚
Read each suffix and what it does.
-ful
means full of
helpful = full of help
-less
means without
hopeless = without hope
-ly
often tells how
quickly = in a quick way
-er / -est
compare things
taller, tallest
2) Build New Words 🧱
Add the suffix to the base word.
help + -ful =
home + -less =
quick + -ly =
tall + -er =
tall + -est =
care + -ful =
3) Read the Words Out Loud 🗣️
Say each word and talk about its meaning.
helpfulcarelessslowlysmallersmallesthopeful
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4) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose the correct word from the bank.
helpfulcarelessslowlysmallersmallesthopeful
- 1. Mia carried the glass across the room.
- 2. A friend cleaned up the spilled crayons.
- 3. The ant is than the beetle.
- 4. Of the three boxes, the blue one is the .
- 5. Jay felt before his soccer game.
- 6. It was to leave muddy boots on the couch.
5) Sort by Suffix 📂
Sort: playful, fearless, softly, faster, fastest, joyful
6) Build a Sentence ✍️
Put the words in order.
quicklyrabbitThehopped
helpfulsisterMyis
Ex.2: helpful, homeless, quickly, taller, tallest, careful · Ex.4: slowly, helpful, smaller, smallest, hopeful, careless · Ex.5: -ful/-less/-ly: playful, fearless, softly, joyful · -er/-est: faster, fastest. Ex.6 sample: The rabbit hopped quickly. / My sister is helpful.