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.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

What is meaningless?

• full of meaning
• without meaning
• having more meaning
• having most meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

A suffix goes _______of a word.

• at the beginning
• in the middle
• at the end 

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Rachel's story about the escaped tiger was very believable.

What is the meaning of the word believable as it is used in the sentence?

• not able to be believed

• believing more

• able to be believed

• able to catch a tiger

At the birthday party she remembered she had inflatable balloons.

What is the meaning of the word inflatable?

• birthday cake

• not inflated

• more air added

• able to be inflated

Since her gift is breakable, be careful carrying it to the car.

• able to break

• not going to break

• without breaking

• breaking again

It was easier to use a cordless vacuum on the stairs.

What is the meaning of the word cordless?

• with a long cord

• with many cords

• without a cord

• abele to have a cord

It should be simple to get into their backyard, they have a gateless fence.

What is the meaning of the word gateless?

• having many gates

• without a gate

• mow your lawn

• able to have a gate

I made a mistake ordering a meatless burger.

What is the meaning of the word meatless?

• full of meat

• with lots of meat

• able to eat burgers

• without meat

The greedy child grabbed a handful of Skittles and left none for the rest of the students.

• fills the hand

• full of hands

• without hands

• more candy