Suffixes worksheet: practice using "-ful" and "-less" with illustrated examples.

Let’s go step by step to solve this worksheet.

We are learning about two suffixes:
- -ful means “full of”
- -less means “without”

We need to look at each picture and decide which word fits — one that ends in -ful or -less, based on what the picture shows.

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Left Column (pictures with -ful meaning “full of”):

1. Superhero girl → She is full of power → powerful
2. Glass of water → It is full of water → full (but we need a suffix word… actually, it’s “waterful”? No — wait! The glass is *full*, so maybe “full” isn’t using a suffix. But looking again — perhaps they want “hopeful”? No. Let’s think differently.)

Wait — let’s re-express:

Actually, for the glass: if it’s full of water, we say it’s full — but that’s not using -ful as a suffix. Hmm. Maybe the intended word is useful? No, that doesn’t fit.

Hold on — let’s look at all pictures together and match them logically.

Better approach: Match each image to a common adjective ending in -ful or -less.

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Let’s list possible words:

Common -ful words:
- powerful
- helpful
- careful
- useful
- hopeful
- cheerful
- fearful
- colorful
- playful
- thoughtful

Common -less words:
- homeless
- helpless
- careless
- useless
- hopeless
- cheerless
- fearless
- colorless
- playless
- thoughtless

Now match images:

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Left Side (should be -ful = full of):

1. Superhero → powerful (full of power) ✔
2. Full glass → This is tricky. A full glass is just “full”, but maybe they mean “hopeful”? No. Wait — perhaps it’s “useful”? Not really. Another idea: maybe “cheerful”? No. Actually, maybe the glass represents “full” → but we need a suffix word. Perhaps it’s “waterful”? That’s not real. Let’s skip and come back.

Wait — maybe the glass is meant to represent “full” → but since we’re doing suffixes, perhaps it’s “hopeful”? Doesn’t fit. Let’s look at other images.

3. Two kids helping each other → helpful ✔
4. Car with driver + kid kicking ball → Maybe “careful”? Or “playful”? The kid is playing → playful ✔
5. Dog running with brain icon → Maybe “thoughtful”? Or “fearless”? Dog looks happy → perhaps “cheerful”? Or “playful” already used. Wait — dog with brain → maybe “thoughtful”? But dogs aren’t usually called thoughtful. Alternatively, “fearless” — dog running boldly? Possible. But let’s see right side first.

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Right Side (should be -less = without):

1. Person sleeping on street → homeless (without a home) ✔
2. Person in wheelchair at stairs → helpless (cannot climb without help) ✔
3. Man struggling with heavy weights → weak? But we need -less. He’s trying hard — maybe “strengthless”? Not common. Or “hopeless”? He looks stressed → hopeless ✔
4. Bald man → hairless (without hair) ✔
5. Kids crossing street safely with traffic light → They are being careful? But that’s -ful. Wait — no, the picture shows safe crossing — maybe they are NOT careless → so the opposite would be “careless” for someone who crosses dangerously. But here they are safe → so maybe this is NOT for -less? Wait — perhaps I have left/right mixed up.

Wait — let’s reassign properly.

Looking again at layout:

The worksheet has two columns under “Write the correct word”:

Left column images (top to bottom):
- Superhero
- Glass of water
- Two boys helping
- Car and boy kicking ball
- Dog with brain

Right column images (top to bottom):
- Homeless person
- Wheelchair user at stairs
- Man lifting weights (struggling)
- Bald man
- Kids crossing street safely

So likely:

Left = -ful (full of something good)
Right = -less (without something)

So:

Left:

1. Superhero → powerful
2. Glass of water → Hmm. If it’s full, maybe “full” isn’t a suffix word. But perhaps they mean “hopeful”? No. Another idea: maybe “useful”? A glass of water is useful? Stretch. Wait — perhaps it’s “cheerful”? No. Let’s think: what common -ful word relates to a full glass? Maybe there’s no direct one — perhaps it’s a trick. Or maybe it’s “plentiful”? Too advanced. Wait — perhaps the glass is meant to be “empty” for -less? But it’s drawn full. Confusing.

Alternative: Maybe the glass is for “thirsty” → but not suffix. Let’s consider that maybe the second image on left is meant to be “hopeful” — but no visual cue. Perhaps it’s “grateful”? No.

Wait — let’s look at standard worksheets like this. Often, a full glass is paired with “full” but since we’re doing suffixes, maybe they expect “hopeful” for emotional state? Not matching.

Another thought: Perhaps the glass is “clear” → “colorless”? But that’s -less, and it’s on left side.

I think there might be a mistake in my assumption. Let me check online or recall common pairs.

Actually, in many such worksheets:

- Full glass → sometimes used for “hopeful” metaphorically? Unlikely.

Wait — perhaps the glass is for “useful” — because water is useful? Weak.

Let’s try assigning known ones first.

Known matches:

Left:
- Superhero → powerful
- Helping kids → helpful
- Boy kicking ball → playful (he’s playing)
- Dog with brain → thoughtful? Or fearless? Dog looks energetic → maybe “fearless” — but that’s -less. Conflict.

Dog with brain — maybe “thoughtful” — thinking dog? Okay, accept that.

Then glass — what’s left? Common -ful words: cheerful, careful, useful, hopeful.

Perhaps the glass is “hopeful” — symbolizing hope? Like “glass half full” = optimistic → hopeful ✔ Yes! That’s a common idiom. So glass of water (full) = hopeful.

Okay, that works.

So left column:

1. Superhero → powerful
2. Glass → hopeful (as in “glass half full” attitude)
3. Helping kids → helpful
4. Boy playing soccer → playful
5. Dog with brain → thoughtful (thinking dog)

Right column (-less):

1. Homeless person → homeless
2. Wheelchair at stairs → helpless (can’t get up without help)
3. Man struggling with weights → weak? But need -less. He’s failing → hopeless (no hope of lifting)
4. Bald man → hairless
5. Kids crossing safely → This should be “careful” but that’s -ful. Wait — if they are crossing safely, they are NOT careless → so the word for unsafe would be “careless”, but here they are safe. So why is this on -less side?

Ah — perhaps the image is meant to show that they are following rules, so they are “careful”, but that’s -ful. Contradiction.

Unless... the image is showing that they are safe because they are NOT careless — so the concept is “without carelessness” → but we need an adjective.

Perhaps it’s “fearless”? They are not afraid to cross? Possible.

Or “dangerless”? Not a word.

Another idea: maybe the traffic light is green, so they can cross — they are “safe” → but not suffix.

Wait — perhaps this image is for “careless” — but they are being careful. Unless the worksheet has a mistake.

Let’s think differently. In some worksheets, the last image on right is “careless” — but here they are crossing properly.

Perhaps it’s “reckless”? No, they are not reckless.

Another possibility: the image shows children with helmets and traffic light — they are being cautious, so the opposite would be “careless” for someone who isn’t. But the picture is of careful behavior.

This is confusing.

Let’s count the images: 5 on left, 5 on right.

Common -less words: homeless, helpless, hopeless, hairless, careless.

For the last image — kids crossing street — if they were jaywalking or ignoring light, it would be “careless”. But they are obeying. So perhaps the worksheet intends for us to think of the negative — i.e., if they weren’t careful, they’d be careless. But the picture shows positive behavior.

Perhaps it’s a trick, and we should write “careless” for the concept, even though the image shows the opposite? That doesn’t make sense.

Wait — look at the image description: "Kids crossing street safely with traffic light" — so they are safe, meaning they are NOT in danger, so “dangerless”? Not a word.

Another idea: “fearless” — they are not afraid to cross? Possible, but weak.

Perhaps it’s “thoughtless” — but they are thinking by waiting for light.

I recall that in some versions of this worksheet, the last image is a child running into street — which would be “careless”. Here, it’s the opposite.

Given that, and to make it work, perhaps the intended word is “careless” for a different interpretation, but I think there might be an error.

Let’s assume that for the last image, since they are following rules, they are “careful”, but that’s -ful, and it’s on right side. So conflict.

Perhaps the columns are switched? But the superhero is clearly -ful, and homeless is -less.

Another thought: for the glass of water, if it’s full, it’s “full”, but we need suffix. What if it’s “waterful”? Not real.

Let’s search for standard answers for this exact worksheet.

Upon recalling, a common version has:

Left (-ful):
- powerful (superhero)
- helpful (kids helping)
- playful (boy with ball)
- thoughtful (dog with brain)
- cheerful (smiling face) — but here it’s glass.

In this case, the glass might be a stand-in for “hopeful” as discussed.

For the right side, last image: kids crossing — perhaps it’s “safe” but not suffix. Or “protected” — no.

Wait — the image has a traffic light and crosswalk — they are being “cautious” — synonym for careful.

But we need -less.

Perhaps the word is “reckless” — but they are not reckless.

I think there might be a mistake in the worksheet or my interpretation.

Let’s try this: for the last image, since they are crossing safely, they are without fear → fearless ✔ That could work. Fearless means without fear.

Yes! Children crossing confidently, not afraid → fearless

Perfect.

So right column:

1. Homeless person → homeless
2. Wheelchair at stairs → helpless
3. Man struggling with weights → hopeless (he can't do it, no hope)
4. Bald man → hairless
5. Kids crossing → fearless (not afraid)

And left column:

1. Superhero → powerful
2. Glass → hopeful (optimistic, glass half full)
3. Helping kids → helpful
4. Boy playing → playful
5. Dog with brain → thoughtful

All match.

Now, to confirm:

- powerful: full of power
- hopeful: full of hope
- helpful: full of help
- playful: full of play
- thoughtful: full of thought

- homeless: without home
- helpless: without help
- hopeless: without hope
- hairless: without hair
- fearless: without fear

Yes, all logical.

Final Answer:

Left column (from top to bottom):
powerful
hopeful
helpful
playful
thoughtful

Right column (from top to bottom):
homeless
helpless
hopeless
hairless
fearless