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Let’s solve this step by step.

We are given two columns:
- Column 1: Root words (like Play, Tea, News, etc.)
- Column 2: Suffixes (like Ness, Ship, Ful, etc.)

Our job is to match each root word with the correct suffix to make a real English word — and write that new word in the “Word” column.

Let’s go one by one:

1. Play + ? → What suffix makes sense?
- “Play” + “er” = Player ✔ (a person who plays)
→ So, Play matches with Er

2. Tea + ? →
- “Tea” + “spoon” = Teaspoon ✔ (a spoon for tea)
→ So, Tea matches with Spoon

3. News + ? →
- “News” + “paper” = Newspaper ✔ (a paper with news)
→ So, News matches with Paper

4. Mouth + ? →
- “Mouth” + “ful” = Mouthful ✔ (as much as your mouth can hold)
→ So, Mouth matches with Ful

5. Fast + ? →
- “Fast” + “ness” = Fastness ✘ (not common)
Wait — maybe “Fast” + “er”? But “Faster” is already taken by Play? No — we have to use each suffix only once. Let’s check again.

Actually, let’s list all root words and suffixes and find logical pairs:

Root Words:
Play, Tea, News, Mouth, Fast, spell, Friend, Happy, look, Sad

Suffixes:
Ness, Ship, Ful, Er, Spoon, ed, ness, ing, Paper, Ful ← wait, “Ful” appears twice? And “ness” also appears twice? Looking at the image:

In Column 2:
Ness
Ship
Ful
Er
Spoon
ed
ness
ing
Paper
Ful

So yes — “Ful” and “ness” appear twice. That means some roots will pair with same suffix but different capitalization? Probably just typos or formatting — we’ll treat them as same.

But let’s think of actual common words:

- spell + “ed” = spelled ✔
- Friend + “ship” = Friendship ✔
- Happy + “ness” = Happiness ✔
- look + “ing” = looking ✔
- Sad + “ful” = Sadful? Not really… “Sad” + “ness” = Sadness ✔

Wait — we have two “Ful” and two “ness”. Let’s assign carefully.

Let me make a table:

| Root Word | Possible Suffix | New Word |
|-----------|------------------|--------------|
| Play | er | Player |
| Tea | spoon | Teaspoon |
| News | paper | Newspaper |
| Mouth | ful | Mouthful |
| Fast | ? | ??? |
| spell | ed | Spelled |
| Friend | ship | Friendship |
| Happy | ness | Happiness |
| look | ing | Looking |
| Sad | ful or ness | Sadness or Sadful?

“Sadful” is not a standard word. “Sadness” is. So Sad → ness

Then what about Fast? We have left: one “Ful” and one “ness” already used? Wait — we have two “Ful” and two “ness”.

List of suffixes again from image:

Column 2:
1. Ness
2. Ship
3. Ful
4. Er
5. Spoon
6. ed
7. ness
8. ing
9. Paper
10. Ful

So suffixes available:
- Ness (twice)
- Ful (twice)
- Others: Ship, Er, Spoon, ed, ing, Paper

Now assign:

- Play → Er → Player
- Tea → Spoon → Teaspoon
- News → Paper → Newspaper
- Mouth → Ful → Mouthful
- Fast → ? → Maybe “Fast” + “ness” = Fastness? It’s rare but acceptable. Or “Fast” + “er” = Faster — but Er is already used by Play? Can we reuse? The worksheet doesn’t say we can’t — but typically in matching, each item is used once.

Looking at the layout — there are 10 root words and 10 suffixes — so it’s 1-to-1 matching.

So we must use each suffix exactly once.

Therefore:

Let’s assign uniquely:

1. Play → Er → Player
2. Tea → Spoon → Teaspoon
3. News → Paper → Newspaper
4. Mouth → Ful → Mouthful
5. Fast → ? → Only options left later might be “ness” or “ful” — but let’s hold.

6. spell → ed → Spelled
7. Friend → Ship → Friendship
8. Happy → ness → Happiness
9. look → ing → Looking
10. Sad → Ful → Sadful? Not good. Or Sad → ness → Sadness

But we have two “ness” and two “ful”.

So perhaps:

- Happy → ness → Happiness
- Sad → ness → Sadness
- Mouth → ful → Mouthful
- Fast → ful → Fastful? Not a word.

Problem: “Fast” doesn’t commonly take any of these suffixes except “er” (faster) or “est” (fastest), but those aren’t here.

Wait — maybe “Fast” is meant to go with “ness”? “Fastness” is an old word meaning speed or firmness — sometimes used in poetry or literature. For Grade 2, maybe they accept it? Or perhaps it’s a trick.

Alternatively — did I misassign?

What if:

- Play → ing → Playing? But “ing” is listed, and “look” could be “looked” with “ed”, but “spell” needs “ed”.

Let’s try another approach — think of most obvious pairs first:

Obvious ones:

- spell + ed = spelled
- Friend + ship = friendship
- Happy + ness = happiness
- look + ing = looking
- Tea + spoon = teaspoon
- News + paper = newspaper
- Mouth + ful = mouthful
- Sad + ness = sadness
- Play + er = player
- Then Fast + ful = fastful? Still bad.

Wait — we have two “ful” and two “ness”. So:

Use:

- Mouth + ful = mouthful
- Sad + ful = sadful? No.

Perhaps “Fast” is paired with “ness” → fastness (acceptable in some contexts)

And “Sad” with “ness” → sadness

Then what about the second “ful”? Who gets it?

We have 10 items. Let’s count assigned:

If we do:

1. Play - Er - Player
2. Tea - Spoon - Teaspoon
3. News - Paper - Newspaper
4. Mouth - Ful - Mouthful
5. Fast - Ness - Fastness
6. spell - ed - Spelled
7. Friend - Ship - Friendship
8. Happy - ness - Happiness
9. look - ing - Looking
10. Sad - Ful - Sadful ← still problem

“Sadful” is not a word. Standard word is “sadness”.

Perhaps the second “Ful” is for “Care” or something — but we don’t have “Care”.

Wait — look back at the image: the last suffix is “Ful”, and root word is “Sad”. Maybe it’s a mistake? Or perhaps in some dialects?

Another idea: maybe “Fast” is not meant to be matched with a suffix to form a new word — but that doesn’t make sense.

Perhaps “Fast” + “er” = Faster, and “Play” + “ing” = Playing? But then “look” would need “ed” = looked, and “spell” would need... no “ed” left.

Let’s list all possible valid combinations:

Valid English words from these:

- Player (Play + er)
- Teaspoon (Tea + spoon)
- Newspaper (News + paper)
- Mouthful (Mouth + ful)
- Spelled (spell + ed)
- Friendship (Friend + ship)
- Happiness (Happy + ness)
- Looking (look + ing)
- Sadness (Sad + ness)
- ??? for Fast

Only one left: Fast + ful = Fastful — not valid.

Unless... is “Fast” supposed to be “Faith”? No, it says “Fast”.

Perhaps “Fast” is a typo and should be “Care” → Careful? But we have to work with what’s given.

Another possibility: in some curricula, they teach “fastness” as a word. Let me confirm: Merriam-Webster lists “fastness” as a noun meaning “the quality or state of being fast” — so it is a word, though uncommon.

Similarly, “sadful” is archaic or poetic — not standard.

But we have two “ness” and two “ful”. So perhaps:

- Happy + ness = happiness
- Sad + ness = sadness
- Mouth + ful = mouthful
- Fast + ful = fastful — still not good.

Wait — what if “Fast” is matched with “er” = faster, and “Play” is matched with “ing” = playing? Then:

- Play + ing = playing
- Fast + er = faster
- spell + ed = spelled
- look + ? — if “ed” is taken, then “look” + “ing” = looking — but “ing” is used by Play.

Conflict.

Let’s count how many times each suffix is used in standard Grade 2 vocabulary:

Common suffixes taught:

- er: player, teacher, runner
- ing: playing, running, looking
- ed: played, looked, spelled
- ness: happiness, sadness, kindness
- ful: helpful, careful, mouthful
- ship: friendship, leadership
- spoon: teaspoon, tablespoon
- paper: newspaper

For “Fast”, the common derived word is “faster” or “fastest” — so “er” is best.

For “Play”, “playing” or “player” — both common.

So perhaps:

- Play + ing = playing
- Fast + er = faster
- look + ed = looked
- spell + ? — if “ed” is taken, then spell + ing = spelling — but “ing” is used.

Still conflict.

Let’s look at the order in the image:

The root words are listed as:

Play
Tea
News
Mouth
Fast
spell
Friend
Happy
look
Sad

Suffixes:

Ness
Ship
Ful
Er
Spoon
ed
ness
ing
Paper
Ful

Perhaps the matching is not random — maybe it's row by row? But that wouldn't make sense because "Play" + "Ness" = Playness — not a word.

No, it's a matching exercise — you draw lines or choose which suffix goes with which root.

Given that, and since this is for Grade 2, likely they expect the most common words.

Let me search for a standard solution or think like a teacher.

Another idea: perhaps "Fast" is meant to be paired with "ness" as "fastness", and "Sad" with "ful" as "sadful" — but "sadful" is very rare.

Upon double-checking, "sadful" is not in most dictionaries as a standard word. "Sadness" is.

Perhaps the second "Ful" is for "Wonder" or something — but we don't have that.

Wait — in the suffix list, the last one is "Ful", and the root word is "Sad". Maybe it's a mistake, and it should be "Care" or "Help", but it's "Sad".

Perhaps for "Sad", they want "sadness", and for "Fast", they want "faster", and for "Play", "player", and for "look", "looking", etc.

Let's assume that "ness" and "ful" can be used twice, and we have to make the best word possible.

So:

- Play + Er = Player
- Tea + Spoon = Teaspoon
- News + Paper = Newspaper
- Mouth + Ful = Mouthful
- Fast + er = Faster — but "er" is already used? No, in the suffix list, "Er" is only once.

Suffix list has "Er" only once.

Let's list the suffixes with their positions:

1. Ness
2. Ship
3. Ful
4. Er
5. Spoon
6. ed
7. ness
8. ing
9. Paper
10. Ful

So "Er" is only at position 4.

So only one "Er".

Therefore, only one word can use "Er".

Similarly, "ed" only once, "ing" only once, etc.

So for "Fast", if we can't use "er", what can we use?

Perhaps "Fast" + "ness" = Fastness — and we'll go with that.

And for "Sad", "Sad" + "ful" = Sadful — even though it's rare, perhaps in this context it's accepted.

But let's see if there's a better way.

Another thought: maybe "Fast" is not "fast" as in quick, but "fast" as in secure, like "hold fast", and "fastness" means security — so it's valid.

And "sadful" might be intended as "full of sadness", though not standard.

Perhaps the worksheet has a typo, but we have to complete it.

Let's look online or recall standard exercises.

I recall that in some worksheets, "fast" is paired with "ness" for "fastness", and "sad" with "ness" for "sadness", but then we have two "ness", so that works.

Then who gets the second "ful"?

We have "Mouth" + "ful" = mouthful, and then "Sad" + "ful" = sadful — or perhaps "Happy" + "ful" = happyful? No, "happy" + "ness" = happiness.

Let's assign as follows, using each suffix once:

- Play + Er = Player
- Tea + Spoon = Teaspoon
- News + Paper = Newspaper
- Mouth + Ful = Mouthful (first Ful)
- Fast + Ness = Fastness (first Ness)
- spell + ed = Spelled
- Friend + Ship = Friendship
- Happy + ness = Happiness (second ness)
- look + ing = Looking
- Sad + Ful = Sadful (second Ful)

Even though "sadful" is not common, for the sake of completing the worksheet, we'll use it. Perhaps in some curricula, it's taught.

Maybe "Sad" is meant to be "Care", but it's written as "Sad".

Another idea: perhaps "Sad" + "ness" = Sadness, and "Fast" + "ful" = Fastful, but same issue.

I think for Grade 2, they might expect:

- Sad + ness = Sadness
- Fast + er = Faster — but "er" is used by Play.

Unless "Play" is paired with "ing" = Playing, and "Fast" with "er" = Faster, and "look" with "ed" = Looked, and "spell" with "ing" = Spelling — but "ing" can't be used twice.

"ing" is only once.

Let's count the number of times each suffix is needed.

Perhaps the matching is:

From common knowledge:

- Player (Play + er)
- Teaspoon (Tea + spoon)
- Newspaper (News + paper)
- Mouthful (Mouth + ful)
- Spelled (spell + ed)
- Friendship (Friend + ship)
- Happiness (Happy + ness)
- Looking (look + ing)
- Sadness (Sad + ness)
- Then Fast + ful = Fastful — or perhaps "Fast" is left, but we have to use all.

We have 10 root words and 10 suffixes, so all must be used.

Perhaps "Fast" + "ness" = Fastness, and "Sad" + "ful" = Sadful.

I think that's the only way.

So I'll go with that.

Final matching:

1. Play + Er = Player
2. Tea + Spoon = Teaspoon
3. News + Paper = Newspaper
4. Mouth + Ful = Mouthful
5. Fast + Ness = Fastness
6. spell + ed = Spelled
7. Friend + Ship = Friendship
8. Happy + ness = Happiness
9. look + ing = Looking
10. Sad + Ful = Sadful

Even though "sadful" is not standard, for the purpose of this worksheet, it might be accepted. Perhaps it's a mistake, but we have to fill it.

Maybe "Sad" is paired with "ness", and "Fast" with "ful", but "fastful" is worse.

Another possibility: in some contexts, "fast" can be combined with "ful" to mean "full of speed", but it's not a word.

I think for accuracy, let's note that "sadness" is the correct word for "Sad", so perhaps the second "ness" is for "Sad", and "Fast" gets "ful" as "fastful", but that's not good.

Let's check the image again — in the suffix column, the seventh item is "ness" (lowercase), and the first is "Ness" (capitalized), but probably the same.

Perhaps "Fast" is not meant to be there, but it is.

I recall that in some worksheets, "fast" is paired with "er" for "faster", and "play" with "ing" for "playing", and "look" with "ed" for "looked", and "spell" with "ing" for "spelling" — but then "ing" is used twice, which is not allowed since only one "ing" in the list.

The suffix list has only one "ing".

So impossible.

Therefore, the only logical assignment is:

- Play + Er = Player
- Tea + Spoon = Teaspoon
- News + Paper = Newspaper
- Mouth + Ful = Mouthful
- Fast + Ness = Fastness
- spell + ed = Spelled
- Friend + Ship = Friendship
- Happy + ness = Happiness
- look + ing = Looking
- Sad + Ful = Sadful

And for Grade 2, they might accept "fastness" and "sadful" as made-up words for learning purposes.

Perhaps "Sad" + "ful" is not intended, but we have to.

Another idea: maybe "Sad" is "Said", but it's "Sad".

I think we have to proceed.

So the new words are:

1. Player
2. Teaspoon
3. Newspaper
4. Mouthful
5. Fastness
6. Spelled
7. Friendship
8. Happiness
9. Looking
10. Sadful

But let's write them in order as per the rows.

The rows are:

Row 1: Play + ? = ?
Row 2: Tea + ? = ?
etc.

But the suffixes are not in order; we have to match correctly.

In the worksheet, the student is to match each root word with a suffix from column 2, so it's not necessarily row-by-row.

So for the answer, we need to provide the new word for each root word, based on correct matching.

So for "Play", the new word is "Player" (with Er)
For "Tea", "Teaspoon" (with Spoon)
For "News", "Newspaper" (with Paper)
For "Mouth", "Mouthful" (with Ful)
For "Fast", "Fastness" (with Ness)
For "spell", "Spelled" (with ed)
For "Friend", "Friendship" (with Ship)
For "Happy", "Happiness" (with ness)
For "look", "Looking" (with ing)
For "Sad", "Sadful" (with Ful)

To make it neat, let's list the new words in the order of the root words given.

So:

- Play -> Player
- Tea -> Teaspoon
- News -> Newspaper
- Mouth -> Mouthful
- Fast -> Fastness
- spell -> Spelled
- Friend -> Friendship
- Happy -> Happiness
- look -> Looking
- Sad -> Sadful

I think that's the best we can do.

For "Sad", if we use "ness", then "Fast" must use "ful", but "fastful" is worse than "sadful".

"Saddened" would be with "en", not here.

So I'll stick with above.

Final Answer:

Player
Teaspoon
Newspaper
Mouthful
Fastness
Spelled
Friendship
Happiness
Looking
Sadful

But to be precise, let's write them in the box as per the worksheet order.

The worksheet has 10 lines for "Word", corresponding to the 10 root words in order.

So for each root word in order, what is the new word after matching with the correct suffix.

So:

1. Play -> Player
2. Tea -> Teaspoon
3. News -> Newspaper
4. Mouth -> Mouthful
5. Fast -> Fastness
6. spell -> Spelled
7. Friend -> Friendship
8. Happy -> Happiness
9. look -> Looking
10. Sad -> Sadful

Yes.

So the final answer is the list of these words.