KS1 Spelling | Suffix LESS Quiz for Children in Year 2

Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Suffix less (Questions)

This 'Suffix less' spelling quiz tests KS1 children on words that can have this addition. The words used for this spelling quiz have been taken from and added to those suggested in the National Curriculum.

Certain words can have the letters ‘less’ added to the end of them to change their meaning. This suffix means you are lacking or don’t have the root word (the word it has attached itself to). Test your spelling of these words in this quiz.

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He tried to catch the ball but he was ____.

[ ]	hopless
[ ]	hoples
[ ]	hopeless
[ ]	hopless

This woman is ____.

[ ]	homless
[ ]	homeles
[ ]	homeless
[ ]	homelless

He wanted to help with the decorating but he was ____.

[ ]	useless
[ ]	useles
[ ]	youseless
[ ]	youseles

I think her dress is ____.

[ ]	colurless
[ ]	colorless
[ ]	colourles
[ ]	colourless

She showed that she was ____.

[ ]	feerless
[ ]	fealess
[ ]	fearless
[ ]	phearless

He opened her present because he was ____.

[ ]	fortless
[ ]	thortless
[ ]	thoughtless
[ ]	thouhtless

Her windows were ____.

[ ]	spotless
[ ]	spottless
[ ]	spootless
[ ]	sputless

They had the stamp valued and found out it was ____.

[ ]	worfless
[ ]	wurthless
[ ]	wurfless
[ ]	worthless

Don't worry - he is ____.

[ ]	hermless
[ ]	harmles
[ ]	harmless
[ ]	hamless

10.

He ____ threw the paint over the canvas.

[ ]	carlessly
[ ]	carelesslee
[ ]	carelesly
[ ]	carelessly

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Spelling Quiz - Year 2 - Suffix less (Answers)

He tried to catch the ball but he was ____.

[ ]	hopless
[ ]	hoples
[x]	hopeless
[ ]	hopless

You have the word hope but we have 'less' added to the end, so that means we have no hope.

This woman is ____.

[ ]	homless
[ ]	homeles
[x]	homeless
[ ]	homelless

Unfortunately there are homeless people in every country.

He wanted to help with the decorating but he was ____.

[x]	useless
[ ]	useles
[ ]	youseless
[ ]	youseles

The root word is 'use' and you just need to add 'less' onto the end.

I think her dress is ____.

[ ]	colurless
[ ]	colorless
[ ]	colourles
[x]	colourless

Colourless means without colour.

She showed that she was ____.

[ ]	feerless
[ ]	fealess
[x]	fearless
[ ]	phearless

Ph does make an 'f' sound but that's not how we spell fear.

He opened her present because he was ____.

[ ]	fortless
[ ]	thortless
[x]	thoughtless
[ ]	thouhtless

When you say this word, make sure your tongue is between your lips and you make the 'th' sound.

Her windows were ____.

[x]	spotless
[ ]	spottless
[ ]	spootless
[ ]	sputless

This means her windows were really clean.

They had the stamp valued and found out it was ____.

[ ]	worfless
[ ]	wurthless
[ ]	wurfless
[x]	worthless

If you study stamps you are called a philatelist.

Don't worry - he is ____.

[ ]	hermless
[ ]	harmles
[x]	harmless
[ ]	hamless

This dog is a called a Rottweiler. Rottweilers are very strong, quite scary dogs.

10.

He ____ threw the paint over the canvas.

[ ]	carlessly
[ ]	carelesslee
[ ]	carelesly
[x]	carelessly

Here we have two suffixes - less and ly!