SUFFIXES 2
Like a prefix, a suffix can completely change the meaning of a word.
The suffix -less means without. The suffix -ful means full of. You can create a pair of antonyms (opposites) by adding these suffixes to base words. Write sentences of your own using the antonyms below.
1. fearless: ______________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ fearful: _______________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 2. hopeless: _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ hopeful: ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 3. colorless: _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ colorful: ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 4. joyless:
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_________________________________________________________________________ joyful:
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