Transcript Spelling Lesson 1 - Alton R-IV

Spelling Lesson 32
Spelling words with the
–ful and –less Suffixes
Spelling Tip
The suffix –ful added to a word
means full of.
The suffix –less added to a word
means without.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
1-9. Write the Core Words that end
with -ful.
10-15. Write the Core Words that end
with -less.
16-20. Write the Challenge Words.
Circle the suffix in each word.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
A Day at the Beach
Yesterday’s clouds had disappeared,
leaving behind a ( 1 ) sky. I was ( 2 ) to see
that the beach was not crowded. I had been
( 3 ) there would be too many people.
I was ( 4 ) to put on some lotion as
soon as we got there. Once I got a ( 5 ),
stinging sunburn. I reminded myself that the
lotion would be ( 6 ) if it washed off when I
swam. Without its protection, I would be ( 7 )
against the sun’s rays. Blocking out the sun in
the afternoon will make your evening ( 8 ).
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
I told my friends that too much sun can be
very ( 9 ). It is a ( 10 ) job warning people,
though, if they do not believe you.
I felt frisky and ( 11 ) as I started to
bounce my beach ball. I am ( 12 ) at playing
ball, but I do like to play with other people.
So I was ( 13 ) that my friends would play
with me. And they did! After a while, we
watched the seagulls as they flew around.
These ( 14 ) creatures live at the beach. It
was fun watching them dive into the water to
get fish to eat. I felt contented and ( 15 ) at
the end of a great day at the beach.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
Building Words
The –ful and –less suffixes can be used
with many words and endings to make
new words. Join the words, suffixes,
and endings below to make new words.
16. fear + less =
17. thank + ful =
18. color + ful =
19. cheer + less + ly =
20. hope + ful + ly =
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
Search and Find
1-6. Use the letters in the beach
umbrella to write six Core Cords.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
Use the Clues
Write a Core Word for each clue.
7-8. Two words in which the long a sound
is spelled ai
9-10. Two words that begin with the same
sound as thick and theme
11. It has the lp consonant blend
12. It has an /ou/ sound spelled ou
13-14. Two words that spell the long o
sound o-e
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
Use the Dictionary
Not all forms of a word are listed as entries
in a dictionary. Sometimes you have to
look up the base word of words with
suffixes. To find joyfully you would have to
look up joyful. Write the entry word you
would look up in a dictionary to find
information on the words below.
15. carefully
16. skillfulness
17. panicky
18. playable
19. homeless
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
• Do you like going to the beach?
Write a list of rules that should be
followed when spending a day at
the seashore.
• Use at least four Core Words from
this lesson.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful
Here is one student’s list of rules.
Find four misspelled words and
write them correctly.
joyful
thankful
careful
useless
hopeful
homeless
harmful
helpless
fearful
painless
painful
cloudless
playful
thankless
skillful
powerful
wonderful
breathless
respectful
thoughtful