Unit 3 Week 3
Suffixes
SUFFIXES are word parts that are added to the end of a base word to change the meaning.
-FUL means "to have" or "full of". For example thankful means to be full of thanks.
-Y changes a noun to an adjective. For example, cloudy.
-NESS means "the state of" or "the quality of". For example, kindness is the quality of being kind.
If a word ends with y, we change it to an i before adding -ful or -ness.
happy + ness = happiness
SKILL: suffixes CHALLENGE WORDS HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDS
readiness plentiful nothing
cloudy billowy scientists
stormy fierceness
peaceful
eagerness
illness
freshness
happiness
graceful
frightful
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