English · Stage 4
Word Endings that Mean
Vocabulary — add -ful, -less and -ly to change what a word means and the job it does
✦ English📘 Stage 4 · S4⏱ ~10 min🧒 Ages 8–9★ Free to start
I can use suffixes such as -ful, -less and -ly and say how they change meaning.
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Kavi's Word-Ending Tricks
"Watch this," said Kavi, tapping the word care. "If I add -ful it becomes careful — full of care. If I add -less it becomes careless — without care. And if I add -ly I get quickly, which tells us how something is done. One little ending can flip the whole meaning!"
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What your child will learn
1A suffix is a word-ending that changes the meaningA suffix is a small part we add to the END of a word. It can change what the word means and the job the word does. Three handy ones are -ful, -less and -ly.
2What does each ending mean?
3Hear how the ending changes the wordTap each line to hear it. Listen for the ending and what it means.
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A peek inside
What does careful mean, and how is it built?
care + ful → full of care
Try this at home: care + ful = ? (and what does it mean?)
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
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