Common Suffixes

Words with common suffixes like -ful, -less, and -ly, like helpful, quickly, and spotless.

How to teach this

Suffixes like -ful, -less, and -ly change a word's meaning. Have your child find the base word, then figure out what the suffix adds.

📚 3rd Grade

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careless
helpful
joyful
thankful
fearless
useful
painful
hopeful
slowly
quickly

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Prefixes

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