Complete the Words: Suffixes in Sentences
Choose from -able, -ed, -ful, -less, -ly and -s to complete ten sentences. Then write a sentence using a base word and suffix of your own.
- Year levels
- Years 2–5
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- 1
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- Grammar, English
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- Worksheets
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This worksheet is a great way for students to practice using suffixes to complete words. This can be a difficult concept for some students, so this worksheet provides them with the opportunity to practice in a safe and controlled environment.
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Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Choose a suffix that completes an incomplete word
- Use sentence grammar and meaning to select among six endings
- Write an original sentence containing a suffixed root word
Teaching tips
- Identify what part of speech the sentence needs before choosing a suffix.
- Use the final original sentence to show a suffix-root combination not copied from a prompt.
Skills covered
- Suffix application — learners attach six common endings
- Morphological spelling — learners combine root and suffix forms
- Sentence production — learners use one completed form in original context
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- Suffixes
- Root-word modification
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