Suffix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 15: Suffixes: ful, less, ness, er, ly · Set 3 · 40 questions

Word tip (Look at the ending): -ful = full of (hopeful), -less = without (hopeless), -ness = the state of being (kindness), -er = one who does (teacher), -ly = in a … way (slowly). A consonant + y changes y to i: happy + ness = happiness, easy + ly = easily. A short word ending in one vowel + one consonant doubles the last letter before -er: run → runner. -ful has only one l.

1. 1.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happily (b) happiness (c) happier (d) unhappy
2. 2.Which word means “the state of being lazy”? (a) laziness (b) lazier (c) laziest (d) lazily
3. 3.Which word means “in a soft way”? (a) softer (b) soften (c) softly (d) softness
4. 4.Which word means “in a kind way”? (a) kinder (b) kindly (c) kindness (d) kindest
5. 5.Which word means “full of thanks”? (a) thankless (b) thanking (c) thankfully (d) thankful
6. 6.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ful (b) -ness (c) -less (d) -er
7. 7.Add the suffix: teach + er = ? (a) teachar (b) teachere (c) teacher (d) teachor
8. 8.Add the suffix: slow + ly = ? (a) slowly (b) sloly (c) slowley (d) slowely
9. 9.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silliness (c) sillines (d) silines
10. 10.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmer (b) swimmar (c) swimer (d) swimmor
11. 11.Which word means “one who helps”? (a) helpless (b) helpful (c) helper (d) helpfully
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
13. 13.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pittiful (b) pitifull (c) pitiful (d) pityful
14. 14.Add the suffix: use + less = ? (a) uselesss (b) usless (c) useless (d) useles
15. 15.Add the suffix: wonder + ful = ? (a) wonderful (b) wondreful (c) wonderfull (d) wonderfel
16. 16.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) lazness (b) lazines (c) lazyness (d) laziness
17. 17.Which word means “full of beauty”? (a) beautify (b) beautiful (c) beautifully (d) beauty
18. 18.Which word means “one who drives”? (a) drove (b) drives (c) driver (d) driving
19. 19.Add the suffix: quick + ly = ? (a) quickely (b) quikly (c) quickly (d) quickley
20. 20.Which word means “one who teaches”? (a) teaching (b) teachable (c) teacher (d) taught
21. 21.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -er (b) -ly (c) -less (d) -ful
22. 22.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -er (d) -ly
23. 23.Add the suffix: write + er = ? (a) writar (b) writter (c) writeer (d) writer
24. 24.Which word means “one who writes”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writer
25. 25.Add the suffix: joy + ful = ? (a) joyful (b) joyfull (c) joiful (d) joyfel
26. 26.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quickly (c) quicker (d) quickness
27. 27.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindniss (b) kindnes (c) kindness (d) kindeness
28. 28.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) plaiful (b) playfull (c) playfel (d) playful
29. 29.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -ness (b) -ful (c) -ly (d) -er
30. 30.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hoped (b) hopeless (c) hoping (d) hopeful
31. 31.Add the suffix: care + ful = ? (a) caerful (b) careful (c) carful (d) carefull
32. 32.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyful (b) joyfully (c) joyless (d) enjoy
33. 33.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadeness (b) sadness (c) sadnes (d) saddness
34. 34.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shopor (c) shoper (d) shopper
35. 35.Which word means “without care”? (a) careful (b) carer (c) carefully (d) careless
36. 36.Add the suffix: sad + ly = ? (a) sadely (b) saddly (c) sadley (d) sadly
37. 37.Which word means “without a name”? (a) named (b) namely (c) names (d) nameless
38. 38.Which word means “full of power”? (a) powerless (b) powered (c) powerful (d) powerfully
39. 39.Which word means “in a brave way”? (a) bravery (b) braver (c) bravest (d) bravely
40. 40.Which word means “one who plays”? (a) played (b) playful (c) playing (d) player

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