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               Year 3/4 Literacy– Suffixes: -less, -ful

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         Write the –ful or –less word next to the clue. Then find the word in the word search.
    Another word for pretty               beautiful Full of care
    Does not take care                                Happy and positive
    Full of colour                                    Black and white
    Frightened of something                           Frightened of nothing
    Full of force                                     No more room in your hand
    No harm                                           Full of hate
    Always wants to help                              Cannot help themselves
    Full of hope                                      Without hope
    Full of mercy                                     Without mercy
    No more room in your mouth                        Likes playing
    Lots of power                                     Relaxing
    Full of shame                                     Has lots of skills
    Totally clean and perfect                         Upset
    Always thinks of others                           Without teeth
    Can keep a tune                                   Has lots of uses
    Full of wonder


   How are the spellings of these three words below, different to the other –ful and –less words listed above?

                                    beautiful                   merciful                        merciless


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             Answers
BEAUTIFUL
CAREFUL
CARELESS
CHEERFUL
COLOURLESS
FEARFUL
FEARLESS
FORCEFUL
HANDFUL
HARMLESS
HATEFUL
HELPFUL
HELPLESS
HOPEFUL
HOPELESS
MERCIFUL
MERCILESS
MOUTHFUL
PLAYFUL
POWERFUL
RESTFUL
SHAMEFUL
SKILLFUL
SPOTLESS
TEARFUL
THOUGHTFUL
TOOTHLESS
TUNEFUL
USEFUL
USELESS
WONDERFUL