Y2

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Adding 'ful' and 'less' Application and Reasoning

Worksheet
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Use this Year 2 Adding 'ful' and 'less' Application and Reasoning worksheet to challenge your children to identify and use the correct suffixes. Questions require children to spot the mistakes, add suffixes to root words and write a sentence and explain how suffixes can change the meaning of root words.

With two application and one reasoning question, these worksheets may be suitable for the more confident children but can be used individually or as part of small group or intervention work.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Formation of nouns using suffixes such as –ness, –er and by compounding [for example, whiteboard, superman] / Formation of adjectives using suffixes such as –ful, –less (A fuller list of suffixes can be found in the year 2 spelling section in English Appendix 1) / Use of the suffixes –er, –est in adjectives / Terminology for pupils: compound / Terminology for pupils: suffix