Suffixes -ful, -less, -able

Look how careful she is holding that baby. 
Being careful means...

• full of care
• not caring 
• needing care 
• not able to care

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3B

My puppy was very playful with his new bone. 
playful means...

• not able to play
• in a way that plays
• full of play
• needing to play

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The rainbow is colorful. 
colorful means...

• full of color
• not colored
• most colored
• able to be colored 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

The boy spilt his milk on the floor, but it was cleanable.

cleanable means...

• Full of cleaning

• Able to be cleaned

• Not cleaned

• Is cleaning

Which one of these words means full of hope?

• Hopeless

• Hoping

• Hoped

• Hopeful

Which one of these words means without use?

• Useful

• Using

• Useless

• Used

Which one of these words means able to coach?

• Coachable

• Coached

• Coaching

• Coachless

What is the root word/ base word of the word helpless?

• less

• help

• helple

• ess

What is the root word/ base word of the word beautiful?

• ful

• beauty

• beau

• full

The football team felt hopeless when they saw the score.

hopeless means...

• without hope

• full of hope

• able to hope

• already hoped