Suffixes Worksheets - Free Printable

Problem Description:

The task is to add the correct suffix from the provided word bank (`ness`, `ment`, `ful`, `s`) to each root word listed. The goal is to form meaningful words by combining the root words with the appropriate suffixes.

Word Bank:

- `ness`
- `ment`
- `ful`
- `s`

Root Words:

1. Care
2. Hard
3. Treat
4. Soft
5. Amaze
6. Dry
7. Toy
8. Move
9. Sad
10. Hope

Solution Approach:

For each root word, we need to determine which suffix makes the most logical and grammatically correct word. Let's analyze each one step by step:

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#### 1. Care
- Adding `-ness`: "Careness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Carement" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Careful" (valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Cares" (valid word, but less common in this context)

Correct Answer: `ful` → Careful

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#### 2. Hard
- Adding `-ness`: "Hardness" (valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Hardment" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Hardful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Hards" (not a valid word)

Correct Answer: `ness` → Hardness

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#### 3. Treat
- Adding `-ness`: "Treatness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Treatment" (valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Treatful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Treats" (valid word, but less common in this context)

Correct Answer: `ment` → Treatment

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#### 4. Soft
- Adding `-ness`: "Softness" (valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Softment" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Softful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Softs" (not a valid word)

Correct Answer: `ness` → Softness

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#### 5. Amaze
- Adding `-ness`: "Amazeness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Amazement" (valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Amazeful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Amazes" (valid word, but less common in this context)

Correct Answer: `ment` → Amazement

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#### 6. Dry
- Adding `-ness`: "Dryness" (valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Dryment" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Dryful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Drys" (not a valid word)

Correct Answer: `ness` → Dryness

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#### 7. Toy
- Adding `-ness`: "Toyness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Toyment" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Toyful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Toys" (valid word)

Correct Answer: `s` → Toys

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#### 8. Move
- Adding `-ness`: "Moveness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Movement" (valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Moveful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Moves" (valid word, but less common in this context)

Correct Answer: `ment` → Movement

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#### 9. Sad
- Adding `-ness`: "Saddness" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Sadminent" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Sadful" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Sads" (not a valid word)

Correct Answer: `ness` → Sadness

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#### 10. Hope
- Adding `-ness`: "Hopeness" (valid word)
- Adding `-ment`: "Hopement" (not a valid word)
- Adding `-ful`: "Hopeful" (valid word)
- Adding `-s`: "Hopes" (valid word, but less common in this context)

Correct Answer: `ful` → Hopeful

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Final Answers:

1. Care → ful → Careful
2. Hard → ness → Hardness
3. Treat → ment → Treatment
4. Soft → ness → Softness
5. Amaze → ment → Amazement
6. Dry → ness → Dryness
7. Toy → s → Toys
8. Move → ment → Movement
9. Sad → ness → Sadness
10. Hope → ful → Hopeful

Boxed Final Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. \text{Care} & \text{ful} \\
2. \text{Hard} & \text{ness} \\
3. \text{Treat} & \text{ment} \\
4. \text{Soft} & \text{ness} \\
5. \text{Amaze} & \text{ment} \\
6. \text{Dry} & \text{ness} \\
7. \text{Toy} & \text{s} \\
8. \text{Move} & \text{ment} \\
9. \text{Sad} & \text{ness} \\
10. \text{Hope} & \text{ful} \\
\end{array}
}
\]