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
+
Write them correctly
•-ful
•-less
Look at the lines carefully.
Correct the words if necessary.
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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
 groundless wonderful boundless
 careless endless beautiful sleepless
 pointless wonderful helpful awful
selfless
 delightful careful cheerful thoughtless
 colourful helpless worthless stressful
Will you explain the mistakes ?
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groundles wonderful
boundless
careless endles
beautifull sleepless
pointles wonderfull
helpful awfull selfless
delightful carefull
cheerful thoughtless
colourful helpless
worthles stressful
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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
 It was….trying to make him understand me.
 The exam was very easy and many students
were….in passing it.
 This book did not help me .It was practically
….for my report.
 Her friend betrayed her. The situation was really
…
 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
 It was pointless trying to make him understand me.
 The exam was very easy and many students were
successful in passing it.
 This book helped me a lot. It was practically
worthless for my report.
 Her friend betrayed her. The situation was really
painful.
 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 -