suffix - ful - ESL worksheet by ajlowrie - Free Printable

To solve this worksheet, we need to follow the rule given in the box: when adding the suffix -ful to a word that ends in y, we must change the y to an i first.

Let's look at the words provided in the list and how they change:
* care + ful = careful
* use + ful = useful
* wonder + ful = wonderful
* grate + ful = grateful (note: the 'e' is dropped here too)
* help + ful = helpful
* skill + ful = skillful
* rest + ful = restful
* hope + ful = hopeful (the 'e' is dropped)
* taste + ful = tasteful (the 'e' is dropped)
* hate + ful = hateful (the 'e' is dropped)
* fear + ful = fearful

Now let's fill in the blanks using these words based on the context of each sentence:

1. "The footballer was very _______________ with the ball."
* We need a word describing someone good with their hands/feet. The word skill becomes skillful.

2. "A rainbow is very _______________."
* Rainbows are amazing to look at. The word wonder becomes wonderful.

3. "You must be very _______________ not to fall into the water."
* You need to pay attention so you don't fall. The word care becomes careful.

4. "We had an absolutely _______________ time on holiday."
* This describes a great experience. While "wonderful" fits, we already used it. Let's look for another positive word. Actually, looking at the list again, wonderful is the best fit for a rainbow, but could also fit here. Let's re-evaluate. Is there another word? Maybe restful? No, holidays are usually active. Let's stick with wonderful for the rainbow as it's a common description. What about the holiday? "Wonderful" works there too. Let's look at the other sentences first to see if we can eliminate options.

Let's re-read the list.
* care -> careful
* use -> useful
* wonder -> wonderful
* grate -> grateful
* help -> helpful
* skill -> skillful
* rest -> restful
* hope -> hopeful
* taste -> tasteful
* hate -> hateful
* fear -> fearful

Let's try assigning them again:
1. Footballer/ball -> skillful
2. Rainbow -> wonderful (or maybe colorful? No, colorful isn't on the list). Wonderful is the best fit.
3. Not fall into water -> careful
4. Holiday time -> restful? Or wonderful? If I use wonderful for the rainbow, I need another word for the holiday. Restful means relaxing. That fits a holiday. Let's tentatively put restful.
5. Thank you... for all your help -> helpful
6. The horrid little girl behaved in a _______________ manner. -> "Horrid" suggests something bad. Hateful fits perfectly.

Let's double check sentence 4: "We had an absolutely _______________ time on holiday."
If I use restful, it means relaxing.
If I use wonderful, it means great.
Sentence 2: "A rainbow is very _______________."
A rainbow is definitely wonderful. It is not really "restful".
So, Rainbow = wonderful.
That leaves the holiday. Could it be tasteful? No. Useful? No. Hopeful? No. Fearful? No. Grateful? No.
Wait, did I miss a word?
Let's look at the remaining words: useful, grateful, tasteful, hopeful, fearful.
None of those fit "holiday time" well except maybe restful.
Let's re-read sentence 4. "We had an absolutely _______________ time on holiday."
Is it possible the rainbow is colorful? No, "color" isn't in the base list.
Is it possible the rainbow is beautiful? The example shows beauty -> beautiful. But "beauty" isn't in the top list to choose from, it's just an example. The instruction says "Now use some of these words". The "these words" refers to the list in the two columns.

Let's look at the list again carefully.
Left column: care, use, wonder, grate, help, skill.
Right column: rest, hope, taste, hate, fear.

Okay, let's place them definitively:
1. Footballer/skill -> skillful
2. Rainbow -> wonderful (It creates a sense of wonder).
3. Don't fall/care -> careful
4. Holiday -> restful (A relaxing holiday). This is the only one left that makes sense for a "time" on holiday among the choices.
5. Thank you/help -> helpful
6. Horrid girl/hate -> hateful

Let's check if any other combinations work better.
Could the rainbow be tasteful? No.
Could the rainbow be hopeful? No.
Could the holiday be wonderful and the rainbow be something else? No other word fits rainbow.
So, Rainbow = Wonderful, Holiday = Restful seems the intended logic, although "wonderful" is often used for holidays too. In worksheets like this, usually every word is used once or the most obvious association is taken. "Restful holiday" is a very common phrase.

Let's verify the spelling rules for the answers:
* skill + ful = skillful (double l stays)
* wonder + ful = wonderful
* care + ful = careful
* rest + ful = restful
* help + ful = helpful
* hate + ful = hateful (drop the e)

All spellings look correct according to standard English rules and the hint provided (change y to i, though none of our selected words ended in y except the ones we didn't pick like beauty/beautiful which was an example). Wait, did I miss a word ending in y?
The list has: care, use, wonder, grate, help, skill, rest, hope, taste, hate, fear.
None of these end in Y.
The example `beauty -> beautiful` shows the Y rule.
Are there any words in the blanks that require the Y rule?
Let's look at the base words again.
Maybe "joy"? No.
Maybe "play"? No.

It seems the Y rule was taught via the example, but the specific questions provided rely on the other spelling patterns (like dropping the 'e' in hate->hateful, or just adding -ful).

Let's finalize the answers:
1. skillful
2. wonderful
3. careful
4. restful
5. helpful
6. hateful

Final Answer:
1. skillful
2. wonderful
3. careful
4. restful
5. helpful
6. hateful