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The Su!x less
To change a noun to an adjective, just add less. Adding less changes the meaning of the word to without + root word. breath + less = breathless Directions: Read the sentences. Add less and write the new word into the blank. 1. I eat so much that my mom says my tummy is a ______________________ pit. (bottom) 2. The beautiful ballerinas dancing looks so ______________________. ! ! ! (e"ort) 3. My score was low because I made some ______________________ mistakes. (care) 4. Superman saves people because he is ______________________. (fear) 5. I tried to stop the new lamp from falling, but I was ______________________. (power) 6. The astronaut was oating in space because he was ______________________. (weight) 7. I was ______________________ when I saw my new bicycle under the tree. (speech) 8. We did such a good job washing the dishes they were ____________________. (spot) 9. One of the ______________________ birds we studied is the ostrich. (ight) 10. The kitty looked so ______________________ sitting under the porch. ! ! ! (help)
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The Su!x ful: Answer Key
To change a noun to an adjective, just add less. Adding less changes the meaning of the word to without + root word. breath + less = breathless Directions: Read the sentences. Add less and write the new word into the blank. 1. I eat so much that my mom says my tummy is a _____bottomless____ pit. (bottom) 2. The beautiful ballerinas dancing looks so ____e"ortless_______. ! ! ! (e"ort) 3. My score was low because I made some _____careless_____ mistakes. (care) 4. Superman saves people because he is ____fearless_____. (fear) 5. I tried to stop the new lamp from falling, but I was _____powerless_____. (power) 6. The astronaut was oating in space because he was ___weightless___. (weight) 7. I was _____speechless____ when I saw my new bicycle under the tree. (speech) 8. We did such a good job washing the dishes they were ____spotless__. (spot) 9. One of the ___ightless___ birds we studied is the ostrich. (ight) 10. The kitty looked so __helpless____ sitting under the porch. ! ! ! (help)
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