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Suffixes: spelling bee words
Words with an ending that makes a new word: helpful, careless, quickly, kindness, biggest, famous, organize, adventure.
Suffixes
Ful has one l at the end of a word (helpful), and a word ending in a consonant and y changes y to i before most endings (happiness).
- enormousvery, very big“The enormous whale made a splashy wave.”
- curiouswanting to know or learn about things“The curious kitten looked inside the box.”
- cheerfulhappy and bright“Her cheerful song made us smile.”
- helpful
- careful
- hopeful
- thankful
- playful
- joyful
- colorful
- useful
- peaceful
- powerful
- restful
- careless
- helpless
- fearless
- endless
- sleepless
- spotless
- harmless
- useless
- pointless
- restless
- timeless
- painless
- slowly
- quickly
- sadly
- kindly
- softly
- loudly
- nicely
- safely
- quietly
- bravely
- gladly
- neatly
- faster
- fastest
- taller
- tallest
- smaller
- smallest
- colder
- coldest
- longer
- longest
- kinder
- kindest
- kindness
- darkness
- sadness
- softness
- goodness
- brightness
- payment
- movement
- treatment
- agreement
- shipment
- enjoyment
- nervousworried and a little bit scared“I felt nervous before my first swim lesson.”
- famous
- joyous
- generoushappy to share and give“The generous baker gave away free bread.”
- dangerous
- delicious
- various
- previous
- serious
- mysteriousstrange and hard to explain“A mysterious map appeared in the attic.”
- picture
- nature
- future
- creature
- adventure
- capture
- furniture
- treasure
- measure
- pleasure
- mixture
- texture
- organize
- realize
- recognize
- apologize
- criticize
- summarize
- memorize
- emphasize
- symbolize
- categorize
- prioritize
- visualize