👩‍🏫 Teacher’s Guide

Objective
Students will apply suffix less using the examples and practice below.

Vocabulary
hopeless, careless, fearless

Teaching Notes

• Read together first, then let students answer independently. Ask students to point to the word or sentence that supports an answer.
• Teach the rule, discuss the worked example, and cover answers during practice.
• Use incorrect responses to identify which part of the rule needs another example.
• Allow approximately 25–35 minutes, including discussion and independent practice.

🧒 Student Worksheet

Concept and Helping Material

Big Idea
A suffix is added to the end of a base. In these examples, less contributes the meaning "without." Word parts are clues; always check the whole word in context.

Word study

• hopeless: without hope
• careless: without enough care
• fearless: without fear

Model
Read the first example. Identify the word part, explain the whole word, and test the meaning in a sentence.

Vocabulary and Definition

• — without hope
• — without enough care
• — without fear

Words to Learn

hopeless, careless, fearless

Sentences to Fill In

1. The term for without hope is ____.
2. The term for without enough care is ____.
3. The term for without fear is ____.

Think & Respond Q&A

1. What does hopeless mean?
2. Which word means "without hope"?
3. What does careless mean?
4. Which word means "without enough care"?
5. What does fearless mean?
6. Which word means "without fear"?
7. Use one practice word in a sentence that shows its meaning.

Hands-On Experiment or Activities

Make matching word and meaning cards. Match each pair, then group words with the same word part. Explain how the part affects the meaning. Check any spelling change when the part is added.

Reflection

• Explain one thing you learned.
• Write two new examples and read them to a partner.