Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly and -ness

About this worksheet

“Suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly and -ness” is sheet 2 of 30 in our free 3rd Grade Spelling & Word Study Worksheets collection, written for children aged 8–9. It focuses on suffixes, one of three sheets in the set on that skill.

In the set it comes after “Prefixes: un-, re-, dis- and pre-” and before “Syllables in Longer Words”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.

What this worksheet practices

• RF.3.3a · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 3

  Reading: Foundational Skills · Phonics & word recognition

  Children work on matching letters to sounds and using them to decode and spell words.

More suffixes worksheets

The other 3rd Grade Spelling & Word Study sheets on suffixes, in the order they are meant to be done.

• Suffixes for People: -er, -or, -ist
• Words with -tion

How to use this worksheet

1. 1

   Say each word slowly and clap the syllables before writing. Hearing the parts is half of spelling a long word.

2. 2

   Keep the rule box visible while doing the doubling and y-to-i sheets, then cover it for the second half.

3. 3

   Use the spelling test practice page every week with the words sent home from school.

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  Prefixes: un-, re-, dis- and pre-

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  Syllables in Longer Words

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  Doubling the Final Consonant

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  Change y to i

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  Vowel Teams: ai, ay, oa, ow

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  R-Controlled Vowels

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  Silent Letters: kn, wr, mb, gn

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  Soft c and Soft g