The suffix –ful has most of the times a positive meaning and –

Complete these sentences with adjectives given in

less a negative meaning but not always: the adjectives awful or brackets endings –ful or –less.
dreadful have negative meanings (= frightening) and priceless
has a positive meaning (= valuable).
1. What a lovely present! That was very
We can make adverbs from these adjectives with -fully or – ________________ of you. (think)
lessly: carefully and carelessly. 2. He's told me ________________ times about how
good he is at football. (count)
Here you are some of the most common examples: 3. My best friend is a rich, _________________
lawyer. (power)
4. You must remember to recharge your phone.
Noun Verb Adjective Without its batteries, it's _____________. (use)
5. Although everybody knows that cigarettes are
care care careful / careless _______________ to our health, many people still
colour colour colourful / colourless smoke. (harm)
fear fear fearful / fearless 6. The new sales assistant was really
________________ and rude. (help)
harm harm harmful / harmless
7. Look at the newborn baby. He’s completely
help help (un)helpful / helpless ______________. (help)
hope hope hopeful / hopeless 8. Don't worry, John - this injection will be completely
meaning mean meaningful / meaningless ________________. (pain)
pain pain painful / painless 9. Thieves broke into the museum and stole a
______________ painting by Van Gogh. (price)
power power powerful / powerless
10. She's really rich, but her clothes are always very
sleep sleep sleepful / sleepless ________________ and elegant. (taste)
thought think thoughtful / thoughtless 11. I bought some shares in the company 5 years ago.
taste taste tasteful / tasteless Nevertheless now they are _______________.
use use useful / useless (worth)
12. How could you be so _______________ as to lose
your wallet? (care)
These adjectives take -ful or -less, but not both. 13. I’m going to give some clothes to the
Noun Verb Adjective ________________. (home)
14. I spent a ______________ night worrying about
you! Where have you been? (sleep)
awe awe awful / awesome
15. That little boy is absolutely _______________. He’s
brain - brainless (unintelligent) not afraid of anything! (fear)
count count countless / countable 16. Despite he has lost some points, he’s
dread dread dreadful _____________ they can win the game. (hope)
end end endless
home - homeless
peace - peaceful
play play playful
price price priceless
success succeed (un)successful
time - timeless
wire wire wireless
worth worth worthless (without value)
The suffix –ful has most of the times a positive meaning and –
Complete these sentences with adjectives given in
less a negative meaning but not always: the adjectives awful or brackets endings –ful or –less.
dreadful have negative meanings (= frightening) and priceless
has a positive meaning (= valuable).
1. What a lovely present! That was very
We can make adverbs from these adjectives with -fully or – __thoughtful__ of you. (think)
lessly: carefully and carelessly. 2. He's told me ___countless__ times about how good
he is at football. (count)
Here you are some of the most common examples: 3. My best friend is a rich, ___powerful____ lawyer.
(power)
4. You must remember to recharge your phone.
Noun Verb Adjective Without its batteries, it's __useless_____. (use)
5. Although everybody knows that cigarettes are
care care careful / careles ____harmful_____ to our health, many people still
colour colour colourful / colourless smoke. (harm)
fear fear fearful / fearless 6. The new sales assistant was really __helpless_ and
rude. (help) (= incompetent)
harm harm harmful / harmless
7. Look at the newborn baby. He’s completely
help help (un)helpful / helpless ___helpless___. (help) (= defenceless)
hope hope hopeful / hopeless 8. Don't worry, John - this injection will be completely
meaning mean meaningful / meaningless __painless___. (pain)
9. Thieves broke into the museum and stole a
pain pain painful / painless
___priceless__ painting by Van Gogh. (price)
power power powerful / powerless
10. She's really rich, but her clothes are always very
sleep sleep sleepful / sleepless _tasteful_ and elegant. (taste) (=stylish)
thought think thoughtful / thoughtless 11. I bought some shares in the company 5 years ago.
taste taste tasteful / tasteless Nevertheless now they are __worthless___. (worth)
use use useful / useless (= have no value)
12. How could you be so ____careless____ as to lose
your wallet? (care) (= inattentive)
These adjectives take -ful or -less, but not both. 13. I’m going to give some clothes to the
Noun Verb Adjective ___homeless___. (home)
14. I spent a _____sleepless____ night worrying about
you! Where have you been? (sleep)
awe awe awful / awesome
15. That little boy is absolutely ____fearless__. He’s
brain - brainless (=unintelligent) not afraid of anything! (fear) (=brave)
count count countless / countable 16. Despite he has lost some points, he’s __hopeful__
dread dread Dreadful they can win the game. (hope)
end end Endless
home - Homeless
peace - Peaceful
play play Playful
price price Priceless
success succeed (un)successful
time - Timeless
wire wire Wireless
worth worth worthless (=without value)