Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #87156: Suffixes: -ness / -less / -ful

	> Other English exercises on the same topic: Find the missing letter [Change theme]
	> Similar tests: - Adjectives: -ing or -ed - Consonants -k, -ck / -ch, -tch - Finals in -y and -ie - A novel by Markus Zusak : The Book Thief - Prefix words with confusion - Prefixes - Spelling-verbs -Y - Prefixes
	> Double-click on words you don't understand

Suffixes: -ness / -less / -ful - English lesson

-ness, -less, -ful.

example: ill adj. (being sick) ==> illness n. (a disease)

Examples with the word 'child'

child n.

childhood n.

childish adj.:

childishly adv.

childishness n.

childless adj.

-ness

adjective + ness ==> noun

adjective	noun
bald	baldness	the state of being bald
cool	coolness	a moderate degree of cold (coldness: froideur)
dark	darkness	pitch darkness: obscurité profonde
dry	dryness	of region, weather, skin
fit	fitness:
kind	kindness
lazy	laziness	'
lonely	loneliness
ugly (laid)	ugliness (laideur)

dry ==> dryness shy ==> shyness sly ==> slyness

Goblins are small supernatural creatures

well known for their ugliness.

-less

noun + less ==> adjective

homeless / colourless

noun	adjective
end	endless
flavour	flavourless	without flavour / (US flavor / flavorless)
harm	harmless
heart	heartless	The heartless wolf eats the lamb.
motion	motionless
price	priceless	sans prix
shame	shameless
sleep	sleepless	a sleepless night
weight	weightless

	An astronaut inside an orbiting vehicle has the experience of weightlessness.
weight (noun) ==> weightless (adjective) ==> weightlessness (noun)

-ful

John is hopeful of passing his exam.

Sarah is a wonderful teacher.

noun + -ful ==> adjective

noun	adjective
care	careful
colour	colourful	US color, colorful
fear	fearful
harm	harmful
joy	joyful
pain	painful
plenty	plentiful
power	powerful
skill	skilful

One can choose to rob a bank, but it's not lawful. (légal)

Choose the right answer (noun or adjective).

Twitter Share
English exercise "Suffixes: -ness / -less / -ful" created by lili73 with The test builder. [More lessons & exercises from lili73]
Click here to see the current stats of this English test

Please log in to save your progress.

My aunt Mary looks after children who are fatherless and motherless          .
Some more cake? -No, thank you. I can't eat another mouthful .
Have you got a wireless computer mouse?
John is a very helpful young man.
Vote for me. If I am elected, money will drop from the sky by the bucketful .
For centuries, people have pondered the vastness of the universe.

I love birthdays. Birthdays are always joy .

Cassowaries and kiwis are flight . Free of mammal predators for more than 80 million years, these birds have lost the ability to fly.

Pongo is a good dog. He has a nice temperament and end patience with children.

Pheobe and Hannah, don't be afraid! This snake is not harm . It's a grass snake.

Abbé Pierre died on January 22nd 2007. His death was announced by Jacques Chirac:
' We have lost a great figure, a conscience, an incarnation of good ' .
  That announcement filled people's hearts with deep sad .

End of the free exercise to learn English: Suffixes: -ness / -less / -ful
A free English exercise to learn English.
Other English exercises on the same topic : Find the missing letter | All our lessons and exercises