'ing' - caring
'less' - careless
'ful' - careful
There is no suffix which means care.
The suffix of the word careful is "ful".
care
The root is care.
Care
care-careless, caring,carefull, cres
There is no prefix in careless. The suffix is -less.
The root word "care" combined with the suffix "-less" creates the word "careless," meaning without care or consideration.
The word "carelessly" has two suffixes: "-less" and "-ly." The suffix "-less" changes the meaning of the root word "care" to indicate the absence of something (careless means without care). The suffix "-ly" is an adverbial suffix that modifies the adjective "careless" to form the adverb "carelessly," which describes how an action is performed.
careful full of care
care = root word less = suffix
Neglectful combines "neglect" with the suffix "-ful".