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Unit 3: Lesson 11

Suffixes

(-ful, -less, -ness, -ment)

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Part 1: Introduce Strategy

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A suffix is a word part (affix) that is added to the end of a root word.

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Today we are going to look at the suffixes:

-ful

-less

-ness

-ment

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Let’s look at the suffix:

-ful

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The suffix -ful means full of or having a lot of.

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EXAMPLE WORDS

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joyful?

- full of joy

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careful?

- full of care

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Let’s look at the suffix:

-less

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The suffix -less means without or not having very much.

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EXAMPLE WORDS

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hopeless?

- without hope

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heartless?

- without heart

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Let’s look at the suffix:

-ness

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The suffix -ness means has or being.

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EXAMPLE WORDS

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heaviness?

- being heavy

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lightness?

- being light

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Let’s look at the suffix:

-ment

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The suffix -ment means action, process, or result.

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EXAMPLE WORDS

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achievement?

- result of achieving

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judgment?

- act of judging

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