Suffixes Abdul was completely hopeless at cooking! What are suffixes?       Does anyone have an idea what suffixes are? Here is a clue- Abdul was hopeless at cooking! A suffix is something we add to the end of the word to change its meaning Hope + less = hopeless Hope + ful = hopeful Abdul was hopeless at cooking but he was also hopeful he could become better! Some of the suffixes we use     We can add quite a few suffixes to words But the two we just looked at are ful and less ful means full of something She was hopeful she could pass the exam less means without something She was hopeless at tennis We cannot add both of these suffixes to all words Some will not work For example we can say someone is beautiful but we cannot say someone is beautiless Activity word pain use hurt thought stress home help care thank breath ful less word pain use hurt thought stress home help care thank breath Answers ful Painful useful hurtful thoughtful Stressful _ Helpful Careful thankful less Painless useless thoughtless _ homeless helpless careless thankless breathless Homework    Use the word from the activity to make sentences For example- Going to the dentist can be a painful experience Find some more examples of suffixes we add to words  ...What are suffixes?       Does anyone have an idea what suffixes are? Here is a clue- Abdul was hopeless at cooking! A suffix... hopeless at cooking but he was also hopeful he could become better! Some of the suffixes we use     We can add quite a few suffixes to words But the two we just looked at are ful and less ful means... pass the exam less means without something She was hopeless at tennis We cannot add both of these suffixes to all words Some will not work For example we can say someone is beautiful but we cannot