EnglishYear 2Spelling
Use suffixes -ful and -less
Add the suffixes -ful and -less to root words to form adjectives (careful, careless, hopeful, helpless)
What you'll learn
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Let's play with words! Take the word 'help'. If you put -ful on the end, it becomes 'helpful' — like a friend who helps you!
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What does 'helpful' mean?
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Now try '-less'. 'Help' + 'less' = 'helpless'. That means no help at all — like a tiny bird with a broken wing.
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Let's do one together: take the word 'hope'.
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Try it yourself! Build 'playful' by putting the parts in order.
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Which word means 'full of care'?
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Which word means 'no end'?
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