Let’s solve each one step by step.
We are given a word bank of suffixes:
ship, ness, al, ment, ful, dom
We need to pick the right suffix for each base word to make a real, common English word.
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1.
enjoy + ___ = ?
Think: What word do we get when we add a suffix to “enjoy”?
→ “Enjoyment” is a common word.
Suffix:
ment
✔ enjoy + ment = enjoyment
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2.
hope + ___ = ?
What word comes from “hope”?
→ “Hopeful” (full of hope) or “hopeless” — but “less” isn’t in our list.
“Hopeful” uses
ful → that’s in the bank!
Also, “hopedom”? No. “Hopeness”? Not really used.
Best fit:
ful
✔ hope + ful = hopeful
*(Note: “Hopefulness” would use “ness”, but that’s two suffixes — we’re only adding one. So “hopeful” is correct.)*
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3.
kind + ___ = ?
Common words: kindness, kindly, kindhearted…
From our list:
ness → kindness
✔
Also, “kinddom”? No. “Kindful”? Not standard.
So:
ness
✔ kind + ness = kindness
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4.
free + ___ = ?
Words: freedom, freely, freeness?
“Freedom” is very common → uses
dom ✔
“Free” + “dom” = freedom
Yes!
✔ free + dom = freedom
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5.
friend + ___ = ?
Words: friendship, friendly, friendliness…
From our list:
ship → friendship
✔
Also, “frienddom”? No. “Friendness”? Not common.
So:
ship
✔ friend + ship = friendship
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6.
music + ___ = ?
Words: musical, musician, musically…
From our list:
al → musical
✔
“Music” + “al” = musical (adjective meaning related to music)
Perfect.
✔ music + al = musical
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Now let’s double-check all answers:
1. enjoy + ment = enjoyment ✔️
2. hope + ful = hopeful ✔️
3. kind + ness = kindness ✔️
4. free + dom = freedom ✔️
5. friend + ship = friendship ✔️
6. music + al = musical ✔️
All suffixes used exactly once? Let’s see:
Used:
- ment (1)
- ful (2)
- ness (3)
- dom (4)
- ship (5)
- al (6)
Yes — all six suffixes used, no repeats. Perfect!
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Final Answer:
1. enjoy + ment = enjoyment
2. hope + ful = hopeful
3. kind + ness = kindness
4. free + dom = freedom
5. friend + ship = friendship
6. music + al = musical
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of suffixes worksheet free.
