Suffixes: -ous and -ive

About this worksheet

“Suffixes: -ous and -ive” is sheet 16 of 25 in our free 4th Grade Spelling & Word Study Worksheets collection, written for children aged 9–10. It focuses on suffixes, one of four sheets in the set on that skill.

In the set it comes after “My Spelling Test Practice” and before “Greek Roots: tele, photo, graph”. Working through them in that order, one sheet a day, builds the skill a step at a time.

What this worksheet practices

• L.4.2d · Common Core English Language Arts · Grade 4

  Language · Conventions of standard English

  Children work on capital letters, punctuation and spelling.

More suffixes worksheets

The other 4th Grade Spelling & Word Study sheets on suffixes, in the order they are meant to be done.

• Suffixes -tion and -sion
• Suffixes -able and -ible
• Words with -ance and -ence

How to use this worksheet

1. 1

   Say each word slowly and clap the syllables before writing it.

2. 2

   Keep a list of the commonly misspelled words on the fridge for a week.

3. 3

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

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  Abbreviations

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  Commonly Misspelled Words

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  Using a Pronunciation Guide

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  My Spelling Test Practice

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  Greek Roots: tele, photo, graph

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  Words with ie and ei

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  Plural Possessives

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  Words with -ance and -ence