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Word Study 21 Silver
The suffixes-ful, -less and -some can be added to base words to form adjectives such as
wonderful, priceless and worrisome.
successful
wholesome
fanciful
fruitless
wonderful
doubtful
eventful
senseless
delightful
lonesome
forgetful
tireless
worthless
pitiful
dutiful
worrisome
fearless
thoughtless
priceless
tiresome
Use the clues to write spelling words by adding a suffix to the underlined words. You
may have to change the spelling of the base word before adding the suffix.
1. full of pity
2. without worth
3. full of fancy
4. full of success
5. inclined to worry
6. full of delight
7. full of doubt
8. inclined to forget
9. full of duty
Write a spelling word to complete each analogy.
10. Agreeable is to pleasant as imaginative is to
.
11. Lively is to inactive as worthless is to
.
12. Hope is to hopeful as wonder is to
.
13. Careful is to careless as fruitful is to
.
14. Generous is to greedy as certain is to
.
15. Inaccurate is to incorrect as industrious is to
t
.
16. Meaningful is to meaningless as sensible is to
17. Awkward is to graceful as considerate is to
.
t
.
18. Lazy is to energetic as disobedient is to d
.
19. Beauty is to beautiful as delight is to
.
successful
wholesome
fanciful
fruitless
wonderful
doubtful
eventful
senseless
delightful
lonesome
forgetful
tireless
worthless
pitiful
dutiful
worrisome
fearless
thoughtless
priceless
tiresome
Write a spelling word that is a synonym for each series of words. Choose your answers
from the five words listed below.
fearless
lonesome
senseless
thoughtless
wonderful
20. meaningless, pointless, foolish
21. spectacular, superb, fabulous
22. lonely, forlorn, desolate
23. courageous, brave, bold
24. tactless, unthinking, careless
Write a spelling word to complete each sentence.
25. I am sorry to say that your broken clock is now
26. Frank Lloyd Wright was a
.
architect.
27. Answering the phone all day was boring and
28. If I were not so
.
, I would not have misplaced my lunch.
29. We will keep busy during this very
weekend.
30. How
our garden looked after the storm.
31. Her illness made for a
situation.
32. The lion tamer seemed
as he entered the cage.
33. With everyone gone, she spent the
evening reading.
34. Everyone benefits from a
diet.
Six words are not spelled correctly in this paragraph. Write the words correctly.
Mrs. Pinckney’s hamsters make wonderfull pets. These four-ounce creatures enjoy a diet of
such holesome foods as dandelion leaves and fruit. It is doutful that you will find if difficult to
care for a hamster. All a hamster needs is a wire cage and an exercise wheel. You might
think the small cage would become tirsome, but a hamster finds ways to make each day
eventful. As long as you play with your hamster, it will not become lonsome. You will enjoy
many deliteful hours with this pocket-sized pet.
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