Grade 2 Spring — Opinion Writing, Pronouns/Adverbs/Prepositions, and Word-Building with Prefixes and Suffixes
English · VOC G2 eng.g2.s.voc.suffixes_ful_less

Recognize and use suffixes -ful and -less with root words

Identify -ful and -less suffixes; decode by stripping the suffix to find the root; build new words by adding -ful/-less to grade-appropriate roots. Define -ful as 'full of' and -less as 'without'. Notice the antonym relationship (hopeful/hopeless, careful/careless).

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
35
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g3.f.voc.suffixes_ness_ly_y
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Common misconceptions
  • Doubles the final l when spelling -ful ('hopefull' for 'hopeful').
  • Treats -less as always negative even when the rooted word's neutral meaning carries through (endless = without end, not 'bad').

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Strip the suffix and find the root: (1) hopeful. (2) careless. (3) joyful. (4) endless. (5) painful. (6) helpful. suffix identify strip
2 Build the -ful / -less antonym pair for each root: hope, care, use, help, fear. suffix antonym pairs