Suffixes ness and ly
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Suffixes ness and ly
Suffixes ness and ly worksheet for Grades 3 to 4: add a suffix to make eight words, choose what two words mean, then pick the word for each of two meanings. Every word is a real word, with an answer key.
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Use prefixes such as un-, re-, dis- and pre- and suffixes such as -ful, -less, -ness and -ly to work out what a word means and to build new words.
Reviewed by Mrs. Sarah Thompson, Teacher and Ms. Rachel Wilson, Teacher. How we check worksheets
How to use this sheet
- Have the child underline the prefix or suffix, then find the base word or root.
- Have the child put the meanings together in order: un- plus happy is not happy.
- Make a word web for one root: port in transport, export and portable.
Common mistakes
- Seeing a prefix in a word that does not have one, such as "re" in "ready".
- Changing the spelling of the base word when it does not change, as in "disatisfied". Dis plus satisfied keeps both s letters.
- Mixing up prefixes that look alike, such as pre- (before) and pro- (forward).
