Suffixes ful and less E S Luppova Gymnasium

Suffixes -ful and -less ©E. S. Luppova Gymnasium # 157 2007

Nouns + -ful or -less awe beauty breath care cloud end faith friend grace pain sleep use -ful + - s s e l

Write them correctly • -ful • -less

Look at the lines carefully. Correct the words if necessary. K K K groundles wonderful boundless careless endles beautifull sleepless pointles wonderfull helpful awfull selfless delightful carefull cheerful thoughtless colourful helpless worthles stressful

One point for each correct answer J groundless wonderful boundless J careless endless beautiful sleepless J pointless wonderful helpful awful selfless J delightful careful cheerful thoughtless J colourful helpless worthless stressful

Will you explain the mistakes ? • • • groundles wonderful boundless careless endles beautifull sleepless pointles wonderfull helpful awfull selfless delightful carefull cheerful thoughtless colourful helpless worthles stressful • • • groundless wonderful boundless careless endless beautiful sleepless pointless wonderful helpful awful selfless delightful careful cheerful thoughtless colourful helpless worthless stressful

Add the suffixes to make correct adjectives awe beauty breath care cloud end faith home grace pain

Check the right answers awe beauty breath care cloud end faith home grace pain awful beautiful careful faithful graceful painful breathless careless cloudless endless faithless homeless graceless painless

Make adjectives. Then put them in the appropriate gaps in the sentences. success worth point rest pain Ø It was…. trying to make him understand me. Ø The exam was very easy and many students were…. in passing it. Ø This book did not help me. It was practically …. for my report. Ø Her friend betrayed her. The situation was really … Ø There was no substitute teacher. The students were not given any task. They felt….

One point for each correct answer success worth point rest pain Ø It was pointless trying to make him understand me. Ø The exam was very easy and many students were successful in passing it. Ø This book helped me a lot. It was practically worthless for my report. Ø Her friend betrayed her. The situation was really painful. Ø There was no substitute teacher. The students were not given any task. They felt restless.

How many points have you got ? you are smart • 24 -21 points - you are good • 20 – and less – you have to try harder • 28 -25 point -