IXL | Learn to spell words with suffixes: -ful, -less, -ly, -ness, -y

Sort each word by its suffix.

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Sort each word by its suffix.

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When spelling words, it can be helpful to break them into meaningful parts—like suffixes that can appear at the end of words.

The suffix

-ful

appears in words like these:

painful

colorful

The suffix

-less

appears in words like these:

careless

restless

The suffix

-ly

appears in words like these:

quickly

slowly

The suffix

-ness

appears in words like these:

sickness

kindness

The suffix

-y

appears in words like these:

bumpy

messy

To spell, think about each part of the word on its own. Then put them together.

pain + ful → painful

care + less → careless

quick + ly → quickly

sick + ness → sickness

bump + y → bumpy

solution

The words

sadness

and

redness

both end with the suffix

-ness.

The words

sunny,

icy,

and

snowy

end with the suffix

-y.

The word

joyful

ends with the suffix

-ful.

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