-Ful and -Less, -Er and -Ness: What Is a Suffix?

Words Are CATegorical ®

by Brian P. Cleary, Joy Cowley (Editor), Martin Goneau (Illustrations)

What is a suffix? You'll find the answer inside this book--it's overflowing with wonderful suffixes. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes and Martin Goneau's humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of suffixes for young readers. For easy identification, key suffixes appear in color, and the comical cats reinforce each idea.

-Ful and -Less, -Er and -Ness: What Is a Suffix? turns traditional grammar lessons on end! Read and reread this book aloud and delight in the sense--and nonsense--of words.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Random Scholar]

This is a great book for teaching about suffixes. I would recommend this to students in second and third grade. I especially loved the list of suffixes on the last page of the book because it gives a description of what different suffixes mean.

[Niki Brogen]

Cute and helps break down the meanings efficiently

[Tia]

Suffix

Brian P. Cleary books are very informative and provide excellent illustrations to help.
His English series is exceptional and I am still learning with my children.
These books make learning fun and memorable.
I highly recommend this book

[Gail Sacharski]

Fun rhymes teaching about suffixes.

[Colin]

Part of a series on English grammar for kids, this one explains suffixes . . .

[Shelby Rollenhagen]

As with all the others in this series, I got these to share with my children as a fun and cute way to discuss language and have not been disappointed. They are cute and engaging for kids.

[Dolly]

We really enjoy the books by this author. He makes learning fun, and this is a silly and humorous rhyming book about suffixes. His books really entertain children while teaching them basic concepts. Our girls really like them, although they are starting to consider them a bit too young. The illustrations are cartoony and cute, too - we love the cats.

We've read all of the books in the Words are CATegorical series that we can get at our local library and we've really enjoyed them. We will certainly look for more books by Brian P. Cleary as they are published or added to the collection.