Name: ___________________________ Date: ___________________________
WORD STUDY OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -FUL
The Old English suffix -ful means “full of” or “having qualities of.” For example, colorful means “full of color”; peaceful means “full of peace.”
A. DIRECTIONS: Each word below uses the Old English suffix -ful. Choose the word that fits in each sentence. Each word will be used only once.
Words: deceitful, slothful, neglectful, frightful, armful, skillful
Sentences:
Tonya waited for hours to hear about the ________ result of the hurricane.
Jermaine seems ________ because he always moves at a snail’s pace.
Curtis is ________ with tools and is able to fix most anything.
Aunt Alice was ________ of her house which was slowly falling into ruin.
She had an ________ of bags after shopping for holiday gifts yesterday.
Paul has a habit of being ________, so it is difficult to trust anything he says.
Drag each word to the sentence where it best fits.
Tonya waited for hours to hear about the ________ result of the hurricane.
Jermaine seems ________ because he always moves at a snail’s pace.
Curtis is ________ with tools and is able to fix most anything.
Aunt Alice was ________ of her house which was slowly falling into ruin.
She had an ________ of bags after shopping for holiday gifts yesterday.
Paul has a habit of being ________, so it is difficult to trust anything he says.
deceitful
slothful
neglectful
frightful
armful
skillful
Sentences
Words
Name: ________ Date: ________
WORD STUDY OLD ENGLISH SUFFIX -FUL
The Old English suffix -ful means “full of” or “having qualities of.”
A. DIRECTIONS: Choose the word that fits in each sentence. Each word will be used only once.
Words: bountiful, fretful, sorrowful, colorful, scornful, delightful
Sentences:
While visiting in Paris, we enjoyed all of the ________ paintings brightly depicting landscapes.
Rita was ________ after hearing the news about the great damage to so many homes after the tornado.
The organic farmers were pleased with the ________ crop that they reaped at the end of the growing season.
Felicia’s kindness and positive energy make her the most ________ student in the class.
Luke was humiliated and hurt by Tasha’s ________ remarks.
My baby brother becomes ________ when he is tired or hungry.
Drag each word to the sentence where it best fits.
While visiting in Paris, we enjoyed all of the ________ paintings brightly depicting landscapes.
Rita was ________ after hearing the news about the great damage to so many homes after the tornado.
The organic farmers were pleased with the ________ crop that they reaped at the end of the growing season.
Felicia’s kindness and positive energy make her the most ________ student in the class.
Luke was humiliated and hurt by Tasha’s ________ remarks.
My baby brother becomes ________ when he is tired or hungry.
bountiful
fretful
sorrowful
colorful
scornful
delightful
Sentences
Words
B. DIRECTIONS: Match each word to its definition.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
neglectful | arrow_right_alt | a misleading or fraudulent person or action |
deceitful | arrow_right_alt | being sluggish or lazy |
armful | arrow_right_alt | characterized by being careless or negligent |
slothful | arrow_right_alt | the ability to do something with talent |
frightful | arrow_right_alt | as much as one person can hold |
skillful | arrow_right_alt | something that is horrible or shocking |
B. DIRECTIONS: Match each word to its definition.

| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
fretful | arrow_right_alt | abundant, ample, generous |
sorrowful | arrow_right_alt | quick to be irritable or peevish |
scornful | arrow_right_alt | sad, distressing, or mournful |
delightful | arrow_right_alt | displaying vividness or beauty |
colorful | arrow_right_alt | full of contempt or disdain |
bountiful | arrow_right_alt | giving great pleasure or highly pleasing |