KAPS - SUFFIXES SET 1

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence in the past tense:
The boy _____ a lovely picture of his house. (draw)
A : drew

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The girl _____ her head when she fell over.
A : bumped

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

A : stopped

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : stamped

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The boy _____ the ball back to the girl.
A : batted

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence in the past tense:
The girl _____ goodbye to her nan at the station. (wave)
A : waved

Which is the rule for adding -ed to the word ‘clap’?

A : Double the last letter before adding -ed.

Which is the rule for adding -ed to a word ending in ‘e’ such as ‘dance’?
A : Add only the letter ‘d’.

The following words have had -ed added to them.

Which one is NOT correct?
A : smile – smilled

Which of the following sentences is correctly spelled?

A : The girl had hopped, skipped and jumped for over an hour.

Which of the following words should have the last letter doubled when adding -ed?
A : flip

For which of the following words can we make an -ed word by simply adding -ed to the end of the
word?
A : buzz

What is the correct spelling when -ed is added to the word ‘free’?
A : freed

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : cryed
Which word is the odd one out?
A : dreamed

Which is the rule for adding -ed to a word ending in ‘y’ such as ‘dry’?
A : Change the ‘y’ to an ‘i’ and add -ed.

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The bride and groom got _____ in a church.

A : married

What is the correct spelling when -ed is added to the word ‘carry’?
A : carried

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The girl _____ very hard for her maths test.

A : studied

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence in the past tense:
I knew the doq was happy because it _____ its tail. (waggle)
A : wagged

What is the past tense of the irregular verb ‘forget’?

A : forgot

What is the past tense of the irregular verb ‘drive’?

A : drove

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The man _____ the whole length of the swimming pool.

A : swam

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The big bad wolf _____ the little pig’s house down.
A : blew

‘Bought’ is the past tense form of which word?

A : buy

‘Crept’ is the past tense form of which word?

A : creep

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence in the past tense:
The lady _____ to the shops. (go)
A : went

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The dog _____ at the postman.
A : barked
Which word is the odd one out?
A : raining

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : liftd
KAPS - SUFFIXES SET 2

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The girl had _____ her own birthday presents. (chose)
A : chosen

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The eggs had been _____ well.
A : beaten

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

Mary threw the eggs away because they had become _____.
A : rotten

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The tie was _____ from silk.
A : woven

Which is the correct spelling of the word made by adding -en to the word ‘write’?
A : written

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The plants were _____ by the very cold weather. (frostbite)
A : frostbitten

What is the correct spelling when -en is added to the word ‘fat’?
A : fatten

For which of the following words can we NOT make an -en word by simply adding -en to the end of
the word?
A : bit

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

A : liften

Which of the following words is a real word?

A : forgiven

Which of the following words is a real word?

A : awaken

What is the correct spelling when -en is added to the word ‘forbid’?
A : forbidden

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The little girl had _____ a goat for a sheep.
A : mistaken
Which word finishes off the sentence below?
“There should be a couple of _____ sausages in the fridge,” said the hotel owner.
A : unfrozen

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The hero was now a _____ man. (forgot)
A : forgotten

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

It was _____ for anyone to open the old brown door. (forbid)
A : forbidden

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

“You’ll _____ up if you eat that much,” the woman shouted.
A : fatten

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

“Please do not _____ the dog,” said the man to the group of children. (fright)
A : frighten

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

Opening the curtains during the day should _____ a room.
A : brighten

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : weaken

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : deepen

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

“I like to _____ my hair before I go to work,” said the lady.
A : straighten

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

You can _____ something by adding sugar to it. (sweet)
A : sweeten

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The chef tried to _____ the sauce by heating it. (thick)
A : thicken

The following words have had -en added to them.

Which one is NOT correct?
A : drive – driven

The following words have had -en added to them.

Which one is NOT correct?
A : rot – roten
Which of the following words should lose its last letter before adding -en?
A : spoke

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

Sawing the plank of wood would _____ it.
A : shorten

Which word is the odd one out?

A : hard

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

A : blacken
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Which of the following words IS a real word?

A : regrettable

Which of the following words IS a real word?

A : convertible

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

She stretched before exercising to make her body more _____.
A : flexible

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

“That is not a _____ outfit for this weather,” said mum.
Suitable

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Smileable

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Sleepible

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Takeable

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Destroyable

Which of the following words IS a real word?

Acceptable

Which of the following words IS a real word?

Irresistible

Which of the following words IS a real word?

Pleasurable

Which of the following words IS a real word?

Inedible

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Horrible

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Comfortable

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Incredible
Which of the following words is spelled correctly?
Enjoyable

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

The magician made himself _____.
Invisible

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

It was Christmas time and the boys were very _____.
Excitable

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

“I did not like the film,” said the man. “It was not very _____.”
Believable

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

“It’s not _____ to do it,” said the scientist.
Possible

Which sentence is NOT correct?

The grumpy boss was not very sizeable.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

The monster was collapsible.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

The food was very comfortable.

Which sentence is NOT correct?

The weather was very sensible this morning.

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Terrible

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Excitable

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Responsible

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Believable

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

The music was turned down so low it was no longer _____.
Audible

Choose the correct word to finish the sentence:

“The price is very _____,” said the car salesman.
Reasonable
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What is the correct spelling when –ful is added to the word ‘thought’?
Thoughtful

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

Harmfull

Which word is the odd one out?

Care

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

Daisy lives in the most _____ house.
Wonderful

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

David was very _____ because it was a sunny day.
Cheerful

Which of the following words is spelled correctly?

Colourful

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

Harmfull

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The flower was the most _____ in the garden.

Colourful

Use the word in brackets as a clue to finish off this sentence with a '-ful' word:
Amy’s broken arm was very _____ (pain)
Painful

Which is the rule for adding -ful to the word ‘forget’?

Just add -ful.

Which is the rule for adding -ful to a word ending in ‘y’ such as ‘beauty’?
Change the last letter to an ‘i’ before adding -ful.

The following words have had -ful added to them. Which one is NOT correct?
plenty – plentiful

Which of the following sentences is correct?

The football manager was hopeful that his team would be successful.

Which of the following words should the last letter be turned into an ‘i’ when adding -ful?
Pity
For which of the following words can we make a -ful word by simply adding -ful to the end of the
word?
Harm

Which word finishes off the sentence below? (Clue: If a word ends with a double l, drop the last l
when adding endings which begin with a consonant.)
Edward was very _____ at playing the piano.
Skillful

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Laziful

Which of the following words is a real word?

Forceful

Which of the following words is a real word?

Grateful

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The dog was very _____.
Playful

What is the correct spelling when -ful is added to the word ‘mercy’?
Merciful

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The shopkeeper was in a bad mood and was very _____.
Unhelpful

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The Olympic runner was not feeling well and was _____ in winning a medal.
Unsuccessful

Use the word in brackets as a clue to finish off this sentence with a '-ful' word:
He threw away lots of good materials and was being very _____. (waste)
Wasteful

Which is the correct spelling of the word made by adding ‘ly’ to ‘careful’?
Carefully

Which is the correct spelling of the word made by adding ‘ly’ to ‘beautiful’?
Beautifully
Which word finishes off the sentence below?
The boy played _____ with his dog.
Cheerfully

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

“_____ I would win the competition!”
Hopefully

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

She _____ asked if her friend wanted some help.
Thoughtfully

Use the word in brackets as a clue to finish off this sentence with a '-ful' word:
I have _____ answered this question. (successful)
Successfully
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What is the correct spelling when -less is added to the word ‘thought’?
Thoughtless

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

Harmless

Which word is the odd one out?

Wonderful

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The man was _____ when he left his bag on the train.
Careless

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The knight was a brave and _____ fighter.
Fearless

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

Colourlless

Which of the following words is NOT spelled correctly?

Goaless

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

Susan enjoyed the summer so much and felt it had been _____.
Endless

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

Amy was pleased to hear that her operation would be _____. (pain)
Painless

Which is the rule for adding -less to the word ‘time’?

Just add -less.

What is the correct spelling when -less is added to the word ‘mercy’?
Change the last letter to an ‘i’ before adding -less.

The following words have had -less added to them.

Which one is NOT correct?
weight – weightless

Which of the following sentences is correct?

The man stood dripping wet, shoeless and shirtless.

Which of the following words should have the last letter turned into an ‘i’ when adding -less?
Penny
For which of the following words can we make a -less word by simply adding -less to the end of the
word?
Harm

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The racing car came off the track, spinning the driver _____ out of control.
Helplessly

Which of the following words is NOT a real word?

Beautiless

Which of the following words is a real word?

Cloudless

Which of the following words is a real word?

Bottomless

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The old man had no money. He was _____.
Penniless

What is the correct spelling when -less is added to the word ‘shame’?
Shameless

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The speakers did not need wires. They were _____.
Wireless

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The dragon had lost its wings. It was _____.
Wingless

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The spaceship floated in space. Inside, the astronauts felt _____. (weight)
Weightless

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The shirt had been washed and was now _____. (spot)
Spotless

Which is the correct spelling of the word made by adding ‘ly’ to the word ‘endless’?
Endlessly

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

The boy walked along the forest path for hours before realising he was _____ lost.
Hopelessly
Which word finishes off the sentence below?
Mary _____ mentioned the secret surprise to Mollie, a day before her birthday.
Thoughtlessly

Which word finishes off the sentence below?

John had a great deal of energy and _____ tidied the garden.
Effortlessly

Use the word in brackets to finish off this sentence:

The knight _____ killed the dragon. (fearless)
Fearlessly
KAPS - EXPRESSIONS WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS SET 1

If you ‘rub someone up the wrong way’ what have you done?
Annoyed that person.

If you are ‘under the weather’ how are you feeling?

You are not feeling very well.

What should you do if someone tells you to ‘rise and shine’?

Wake up.

What does it mean if someone says you are ‘getting too big for your boots’?
You are getting too confident.

What does it mean if someone says you are ‘as bright as a button’?
You are clever.

Someone is described as a ‘silly billy’. How is that person behaving?

Very silly.

If you ‘let the cat out of the bag’ what have you done?
Revealed a secret.

If someone has been ‘telling tales’ what have they been doing?
Telling lies or stories.

When would someone use the expression ‘bless you’?

When a person has sneezed.

If something is described as ‘crystal clear’ what is it like?

Easy to understand.

If you ‘make up your mind’ about something what have you done?
Made a decision.

Which of the following words has a similar meaning to the expression ‘to make fun of’?
Tease

Which sort of person would be described as having a ‘heart of gold’?

Someone who is kind-hearted.

If someone has a ‘bird’s eye view’ of something how are they looking at it?
From above.

If someone has ‘butterflies in the stomach’ how are they feeling?

Nervous
What sort of person is a ‘cry-baby’?
Someone who gets upset very easily.

If something is described as ‘easy as ABC’ what is it like?

It is something that is simple to do.

If someone has a ‘face like thunder’ how are they feeling?

Angry

How is someone feeling if they have a ‘frog in the throat’?

They are finding it difficult to speak.

If someone ‘gets on your nerves’ what are they doing to you?

Getting you annoyed.

If someone tells you to ‘get your skates on’ what are they telling you to do?
Hurry up.

If someone is described as ‘happy-go-lucky’ what are they like?

They don’t worry about things.

If you are told to ‘hold your horses’ what should you do?
Slow down.

Someone tells you to ‘zip it!” What should you do?

Be quiet.

When the weather is said to be ‘raining cats and dogs’ what is it like?
Raining heavily.

What is the weather like if ‘Jack Frost’ has visited?

Very frosty.

What does the expression ‘keep your fingers crossed’ mean?

To wish someone good luck.

If you have ‘ants in your pants’ how are you feeling?

Fidgety

Which is an expression that means surprise?

Oops-a-daisy!

If you are ‘over the Moon’ about something how are you feeling about it?
Very happy.