Spelling List 23: Suffixes Ful, Ly, Ness, Less, Ment Worksheets for 4th Grade

What your child practices

List 23 is a 4th grade spelling list (Grade 4 in Canada) built around suffixes ful, ly, ness, less, ment, with 6 worksheets and 72 questions. By upper elementary, spelling depends on patterns, prefixes and suffixes as much as sounds, so each list groups words that share a pattern. Inside you will find Word Practice, ABC Order, Missing Letters, Unscramble, Fill in the Sentence and Spelling Test. It is aligned to Common Core L.4.2d, which focuses on capital letters, punctuation and spelling. It also touches RF.4.3a, phonics and decoding words. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Grade 4. Each PDF includes its own answer key on page 2, ready for you or your child to check. Finished a sheet? The online version reads every question aloud and checks answers instantly.

Tips for parents

• Have your child mark the part of each word that is tricky, then practice just that part.
• Let your child write tricky words in chalk, sand or shaving cream for a change of pace.
• Ask your child to sort the words by pattern and explain the rule they notice.