3rd grade TAG Spelling
3rd grade TAG Spelling
Unit 3 week 4
Suffixes: -ly, -ful, -ness, -less
Unit 3 week 4
Suffixes: -ly, -ful,-ness, -less
1
anxiously
1
anxiously
2
thoughtful
2
thoughtful
3
carefully
3
carefully
4
absolutely
4
absolutely
5
careless
5
careless
6
accidentally
6
accidentally
7
happiness
7
happiness
8
boastful
8
boastful
9
defenseless
9
defenseless
10 directly
10 directly
11
11
toughness
toughness
12 happily
12 happily
13 powerful
13 powerful
14 sorrowful
14 sorrowful
15 graceful
15
graceful
Say the word, use it in a sentence, then say the word again.
1. NEEDN’T: “You needn’t bring your books to class tomorrow,” said the teacher.
2. SHOULD’VE: You probably should’ve done your homework last night.
3. WOULD’VE: We would’ve been late to class if we had gone back to get my homework.
4. COULD’VE: My sister could’ve joined the choir if she had tried out.
5. MIGHT’VE: “I might’ve left my coat on the playground,” said Sammy.
6. THEY’VE: “They’ve always let us do that before,” complained the students.
7. MUSTN’T: The teacher said, “We mustn’t forget to study our words!”
8. WHAT’VE: “What’ve you done?” yelled Mom when she saw the broken vase on the floor.
9. WEREN’T: My dad told us that we weren’t going to go to the store until tomorrow.
10.
COULDN’T: The children in the back row couldn’t see very well.
11. WOULDN’T: My sister is so selfish that she wouldn’t even share her candy with me.
12.
SHOULDN’T: We all know that we shouldn’t run in the hallways.
13.
YOU’RE: You’re going to have to do that one yourself.
14.
15.
YOU’VE: Whatever you’ve got behind your back needs to be put on the desk, please.
DOESN’T: Even though it is spelled correctly, it doesn’t look right.
After finishing all of the words, read back through the list so the students can check their work. (words
only, one time)