First Term English Phonics Worksheet (6)
Unit 5: The Accidental Time Travellers

A.  The Suffix ‘-ful’  means to be ‘full of’- e.g. hopeful (full of hope)
      - ‘-ful’ rhymes with bullor pull

Read the passage and fill in the correct word from the choices below.

careful    powerful    colourful    peaceful    hopeful

      I really love to fly my kite.  My kite is very ______________, it looks a lot like a rainbow.  When I fly my kite, I am ____________ not to fly it near any big trees so it doesn’t get stuck.    Sometimes, when the wind is very  ____________ and it is difficult to hold onto the string, so I have to hold on tight.  When the wind is not too strong and my kite is flying in the air on a warm spring day, it is a very _______________ feeling.  I am _____________I can fly my kite this Saturday.

 

 

 

 

 

B.  The suffix ‘-less’, means not having something.  e.g.  fearless ( no fear)

Read the sentences and fill in the correct word from the choices below.

careless    shirtless    hopeless    shoeless    fearless

  1. My big brother is never scared, he is very _______________________.
  2. I spilled spaghetti all over myself so I ate________________ at dinner!
  3. Keep trying your best, sometimes things will be hard but it’s not ________________.
  4. When I go _______________at the beach sometimes the hot sand hurts my feet.
  5. My little sister is so _______________ she always forgets her school bag at home.