Suffixes

-ful, -less, -ness, -able, -ly, -er, -or, -ment: what each adds.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 12

A suffix is a part added to the end of a word. It changes the meaning too!
Ful means full of: hopeful means full of hope. Less means without: hopeless means without hope. One root, two opposite words!
Ness means being: kindness means being kind. L y means in a certain way: quickly means in a quick way.
E r and o r mean a person who: a teacher is a person who teaches, and an actor is a person who acts. Able means able to be: washable means able to be washed. Ment means the act of: payment means the act of paying.
Your turn! Sort these words by their suffix's meaning.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:

3.L.V.2.a — Deconstruct words using common roots, root words, and affixes to determine meaning. (I)
3.L.V.2.c — Construct words using common roots, root words, and affixes. (C)
3.F.P.4.c — Decode and encode words with common prefixes and suffixes.