Word part · Anglo-Saxon suffix
The Anglo-Saxon suffix -ful
Means: full of.
At a glance
- Part
- -ful
- Meaning
- full of
- Layer
- Anglo-Saxon: Short everyday words, compounds and the most common prefixes and suffixes.
As a suffix it has only one l: helpful, never helpfull.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- help (root or base)+ful (suffix)→helpful
full of help; giving help
- care (root or base)+ful (suffix)→careful
full of care
- hope (root or base)+ful (suffix)→hopeful
full of hope
- thank (root or base)+ful (suffix)→thankful
full of thanks
- play (root or base)+ful (suffix)→playful
full of play; liking to play
- care (root or base)+ful (suffix)+ly (suffix)→carefully
in a way that is full of care
- beauty (root or base)+ful (suffix)→beautiful
full of beauty
beauty + ful: change y to i → beautiful
- plenty (root or base)+ful (suffix)→plentiful
full of plenty; more than enough
plenty + ful: change y to i → plentiful
- un (prefix)+help (root or base)+ful (suffix)→unhelpful
not full of help
- re (prefix)+spect (root or base)+ful (suffix)→respectful
full of respect
- pain (root or base)+ful (suffix)→painful
full of pain; it hurts
- rest (root or base)+ful (suffix)→restful
full of rest; calm
Original word lists and meanings written by Literacy Trail.
Taught alongside
Parts that share a lesson with -ful.
- -nessthe state of being
- -lyin a certain way
- -yfull of, or like
- re-again, or back
- -lesswithout
- -isha bit, or like
- -smore than one; or what one person or thing does now
- -edit already happened
- -estthe most (when you compare three or more)
- -ermore (when you compare two)
- un-not, or the opposite of
- tractpull, or draw
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