2. ‘-ful’ ‘-less’

3. Suffixes Mary was hopeless at cooking!

4. What are suffixes? Here is a clue – Mary was hopeless at cooking! Here is a clue – Mary was hopeless at cooking! A suffix is something we add to the end of the word to change its meaning. A suffix is something we add to the end of the word to change its meaning. Hope + less = hopeless. Hope + less = hopeless. Hope + ful = hopeful. Hope + ful = hopeful. Mary was hopeless at cooking but she was hopeful she could become better! Mary was hopeless at cooking but she was hopeful she could become better!

5. Some of the suffixes we use We can add quite a few suffixes to words. But the two we just looked at are ful and less. We can add quite a few suffixes to words. But the two we just looked at are ful and less. ful means full of something. She was hopeful she could pass the exam. ful means full of something. She was hopeful she could pass the exam. less means without something. She was hopeless at tennis. less means without something. She was hopeless at tennis. We cannot add both of these suffixes to all words. Some will not work. For example we can say someone is beautiful but we cannot say someone is beautiless. We cannot add both of these suffixes to all words. Some will not work. For example we can say someone is beautiful but we cannot say someone is beautiless.

6. Activitywordfulless pain use hurt thought stress home help care thank breath

7. Answers wordfulless painpainfulpainless useusefuluseless hurthurtful______ thoughtthoughtfulthoughtless stressstressful_______ home_________homeless helphelpfulhelpless carecarefulcareless thankthankfulthankless breath________breathless

8. carefulhomeless Clap the words that you have made.

9. B. Say and trace ‘-ful’. In your workbook at page 37,

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