Suffixes - Ful and Less (Exercises)

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Use the base words in the chart below to make adjectives with the suffixes -ful and -less

Not all adjectives ending in -ful have a positive meaning


Base word

Adjectives

Translation

Positive meaning

Negative meaning

beauty

.................................

(1) ____________

brain

.................................

care

.................................

charm

.................................

charmless

end

.................................

endless*

event

.................................

(3) ____________

faith

.................................

(4)

harm

.................................

harmless

(5) _______

help

.................................

helpful

helpless

home

.................................

(6) ___________

hope

.................................

(7) ____________

(8) ___________

pain

.................................

(9) ____________ (10) ____________

peace

.................................

peaceful

penny

.................................

power

.................................

sleep

.................................

taste

.................................

tasteful

(13) ____________

thought

.................................

thoughtful

(14) ____________

time

.................................

timeless

use

.................................

X
brainless

careful

(2) ____________

X
faithless

X
X

(11) ____________

(12) ____________

powerless

sleepless*

(15) ____________

* these adjectives could also be used with a positive meaning

X
useless

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