Gerund Word Explorer
Suffix

-ful (full of)

-ful

Full of; having.

The garden looked colourful after the monsoon rain.

Hopeful

Full of hope.

Aarav felt hopeful that the rain would stop before the picnic.

Beautiful

Very pleasing to see or hear.

The beach at Kochi looked beautiful at sunset.

Remember: Full drops an l to become -ful: hope + ful = hopeful. A y after a consonant turns to i: beauty → beautiful, plenty → plentiful.

Short lessonSuffixesA suffix is a small part added to the end of a word to make a new word.

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