Worksheet on using suffixes to modify words and complete sentences.
A worksheet titled "Suffixes" that teaches how to add suffixes like -ly, -er, -ing, and -ed to words to change their meaning, with exercises for completing sentences using the correct suffixes.
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Problem Overview:
The task involves adding suffixes to words to create adjectives and then using these new words to complete sentences. The suffixes provided are -ly, -ful, and -en.
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Step 1: Add the Suffixes
We need to add the appropriate suffixes to the given words to form adjectives. Let's go through each word:
#### Words to Modify:
1. rock
2. glad
3. click
4. rapid
5. cut
6. quick
7. blood
8. loose
9. choke
#### Adding Suffixes:
- -ly: Used to form adverbs, but here we will use it to form adjectives where applicable.
- -ful: Means "full of" or "characterized by."
- -en: Often used to form adjectives indicating a state or condition.
#### Results:
1. rock → rocky (using -y, which is similar to -ly in some cases)
2. glad → gladful (using -ful)
3. click → clicky (using -y)
4. rapid → rapidful (using -ful)
5. cut → cuten (using -en)
6. quick → quickful (using -ful)
7. blood → blooden (using -en)
8. loose → looseful (using -ful)
9. choke → chokeful (using -ful)
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Step 2: Use New Words to Complete Sentences
Now, we will use the newly formed adjectives to complete the sentences provided.
#### Sentences:
1. We brought the car in to be repaired because it was _______.
2. Mary’s long _______ hair was simply beautiful.
3. She will _______ work at home tomorrow.
4. My hands were in cold water for so long that they felt _______.
5. I knew that the steak wasn’t cooked enough because it was so _______ made.
6. We must _______ go if we want to get there before the others.
7. To get home, we had to cross a _______ path.
8. The best flag flew its colors _______ in order to fly.
9. You need to cover the fruit with _______ plastic wrap.
10. The beach crowd continued to look for the _______ step.
11. Paul was the _______ student to compete in the spelling bee.
12. The floor felt _______ because of the honey that had spilled on it.
#### Completing Sentences:
1. We brought the car in to be repaired because it was rocky.
- Explanation: The car might have been in poor condition, like a rough or uneven surface.
2. Mary’s long blooden hair was simply beautiful.
- Explanation: "Blooden" suggests the hair has a rich, deep color, like red or dark brown.
3. She will gladful work at home tomorrow.
- Explanation: This implies she is enthusiastic or happy about working at home.
4. My hands were in cold water for so long that they felt cuten.
- Explanation: "Cuten" suggests the hands became numb or insensitive due to the cold.
5. I knew that the steak wasn’t cooked enough because it was so quickful made.
- Explanation: "Quickful" implies the steak was prepared hastily, resulting in undercooking.
6. We must quickly go if we want to get there before the others.
- Explanation: "Quickly" is an adverb, but since we are focusing on adjectives, this sentence might need adjustment. However, "quickful" could imply urgency.
7. To get home, we had to cross a rocky path.
- Explanation: A "rocky" path is uneven or filled with rocks.
8. The best flag flew its colors rapidly in order to fly.
- Explanation: "Rapidly" is an adverb, but "rapidful" could imply fast movement.
9. You need to cover the fruit with looseful plastic wrap.
- Explanation: "Looseful" suggests the wrap is not tightly secured.
10. The beach crowd continued to look for the chokey step.
- Explanation: "Chokey" might imply a difficult or challenging step.
11. Paul was the gladful student to compete in the spelling bee.
- Explanation: Paul was enthusiastic or happy to participate.
12. The floor felt blooden because of the honey that had spilled on it.
- Explanation: "Blooden" here might suggest the honey made the floor sticky or messy.
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Final Answer:
1. rocky
2. blooden
3. gladful
4. cuten
5. quickful
6. quickly
7. rocky
8. rapidly
9. looseful
10. chokey
11. gladful
12. blooden
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\boxed{\text{rocky, blooden, gladful, cuten, quickful, quickly, rocky, rapidly, looseful, chokey, gladful, blooden}}
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