A Symphony of Whales
by Steve Schuch
illustrated by Wendell Minor
by Steve Schuch
illustrated by Wendell Minor
This Week's Spelling Word List:
As we focus on prefixes and suffixes, it is important to know the MEANING of each of the word parts. Here are the definitions we will be using in class, and some examples.
-ly (added to adjectives or adverbs)
How something is done (quickly- in a "quick" way, slowly- in a "slow" way)
-ful (added to adjectives or adverbs)
Full of (beautiful- full of beauty, thankful- full of thanks)
-ness (added to adjectives to create nouns)
(happiness-noun for being happy)
-less
without (hopeless- without hope, cloudless-without clouds)
-able/ible
able to be done (fixable- able to be fixed, flexible- able to be flexed)
Spelling - Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less, -able, -ible
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
16. anxiously
17. thoughtfully
18. cautiously
19. tardiness
20. breathless
As we focus on prefixes and suffixes, it is important to know the MEANING of each of the word parts. Here are the definitions we will be using in class, and some examples.
-ly (added to adjectives or adverbs)
How something is done (quickly- in a "quick" way, slowly- in a "slow" way)
-ful (added to adjectives or adverbs)
Full of (beautiful- full of beauty, thankful- full of thanks)
-ness (added to adjectives to create nouns)
(happiness-noun for being happy)
-less
without (hopeless- without hope, cloudless-without clouds)
-able/ible
able to be done (fixable- able to be fixed, flexible- able to be flexed)
Spelling - Suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less, -able, -ible
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
16. anxiously
17. thoughtfully
18. cautiously
19. tardiness
20. breathless
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