Suffix Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 15: Suffixes: ful, less, ness, er, ly · Set 319 · 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 suffix means “without”? (a) -er (b) -less (c) -ful (d) -ness
2. 2.Add the suffix: happy + ness = ? (a) happyness (b) happines (c) happiness (d) happieness
3. 3.Which suffix means “the state of being”? (a) -er (b) -ness (c) -ly (d) -ful
4. 4.Add the suffix: kind + ness = ? (a) kindnes (b) kindeness (c) kindniss (d) kindness
5. 5.Add the suffix: home + less = ? (a) homeles (b) homelees (c) homless (d) homeless
6. 6.Add the suffix: swim + er = ? (a) swimmar (b) swimmor (c) swimer (d) swimmer
7. 7.Which word means “in a loud way”? (a) loudest (b) louder (c) loudness (d) loudly
8. 8.Which word means “full of joy”? (a) joyless (b) joyfully (c) enjoy (d) joyful
9. 9.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sicker (c) sickness (d) sicken
10. 10.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -ful (b) -er (c) -ly (d) -less
11. 11.Add the suffix: lazy + ness = ? (a) laziness (b) lazines (c) lazyness (d) lazness
12. 12.Which suffix means “one who does something”? (a) -ly (b) -er (c) -ness (d) -less
13. 13.Which word means “the state of being happy”? (a) happier (b) happily (c) happiness (d) unhappy
14. 14.Add the suffix: happy + ly = ? (a) happiely (b) happily (c) happly (d) happyly
15. 15.Which word means “without power”? (a) powerless (b) powering (c) powered (d) powerful
16. 16.Which word means “the state of being dark”? (a) darkly (b) darker (c) darkness (d) darken
17. 17.Which word means “without a friend”? (a) friendly (b) friendless (c) friends (d) friendship
18. 18.Which word means “in a slow way”? (a) slowness (b) slower (c) slowly (d) slowest
19. 19.Which word means “full of hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoping (c) hopeful (d) hopefully
20. 20.Add the suffix: play + ful = ? (a) playfull (b) playfel (c) playful (d) plaiful
21. 21.Which suffix means “in a … way”? (a) -ful (b) -less (c) -ly (d) -er
22. 22.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) painting (b) painter (c) paints (d) painted
23. 23.Which word means “without sleep”? (a) sleeper (b) sleepy (c) sleepless (d) sleeping
24. 24.Which word means “without a name”? (a) namely (b) nameless (c) names (d) named
25. 25.Add the suffix: easy + ly = ? (a) easyly (b) easly (c) easily (d) easely
26. 26.Which word means “without care”? (a) careless (b) careful (c) carefully (d) carer
27. 27.Add the suffix: angry + ly = ? (a) angrly (b) angrilly (c) angrily (d) angryly
28. 28.Which word means “without hope”? (a) hopeless (b) hoped (c) hopeful (d) hoping
29. 29.Which word means “in a quick way”? (a) quicken (b) quickly (c) quicker (d) quickness
30. 30.Which word means “the state of being kind”? (a) kindest (b) kinder (c) kindness (d) kindly
31. 31.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dancer (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
32. 32.Which word means “without end”? (a) ending (b) endings (c) ended (d) endless
33. 33.Add the suffix: hope + ful = ? (a) hopefull (b) hoapful (c) hopful (d) hopeful
34. 34.Add the suffix: silly + ness = ? (a) sillyness (b) silines (c) sillines (d) silliness
35. 35.Add the suffix: tidy + ness = ? (a) tidness (b) tidines (c) tidiness (d) tidyness
36. 36.Add the suffix: shop + er = ? (a) shoppar (b) shoper (c) shopper (d) shopor
37. 37.Which word means “in a happy way”? (a) happiness (b) happier (c) happily (d) happiest
38. 38.Which word means “without a home”? (a) homework (b) homeless (c) homely (d) homeward
39. 39.Add the suffix: sad + ness = ? (a) sadnes (b) sadness (c) sadeness (d) saddness
40. 40.Add the suffix: pity + ful = ? (a) pityful (b) pitiful (c) pittiful (d) pitifull

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