hello and welcome today we are going to be learning about suffixes a suffix is a small part of a word that is added to the end of a base word adding a suffix to a base word creates a new word with a different meaning and spelling today we are going to focus on the suffixes full and less the suffix full means full of and the suffix less means without let's take a look at how suffixes change the meaning and spelling of a base word here's the base word help if I add the suffix full to
this word it changes the word to helpful the suffix full means full of so helpful means full of help when you are helpful that means you give a lot of help here's the word fear let's add the suffix less to this base word now the word is fearless the suffix less means without so Fearless means without fear when you are fearless you do not get scared easily you are brave here's the word spot let's add the suffix less to this base word what's our new word spotless now let's find out the meaning of this new
word I know that the suffix less means without so spotless means without spots that's right spotless means without spots here I have the word rest if I add the suffix less to this word what will my new word be that's right our new word is restless what does restless mean Restless means without rest let's look at one more example using the suffix less this word is Hope when we add the suffix less what's our new word hopeless what does hopeless mean that's right hopeless means without hope now let's look at some words with the suffix
full here is the word care when we add the suffix full to the space word what's our new word careful what does careful mean Remember full means full of so careful means full of care great job this word is color let's add the suffix full what's our new word great job our new word is colorful so what does colorful mean colorful means full of color let's look at one more word using the suffix full this word is pain what new word do we create when we add the suffix full that's right it's painful what does
painful mean wow you're really getting the hang of this painful means full of pain whoa you did such a great job today before you go let's review the two suffixes we learned about today full means full of and less means without remember that these are suffixes so these are small parts of a word that can be added to the ends of a base word knowing the meaning of these suffixes can help you figure out what an unfamiliar word means be on the lookout for some words with these suffixes the next time you're reading thanks for
watching see you next time
