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Week 10 · Word Tails

Monday

Suffixes er and est
// Suffixes: -er, -est, -ful, -less, -ly, -ness and -y
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Suffixes er and est

Ferris the Fox climbs to a branch of the Word Tree.

Donnie the Deer is standing under it. He is very tall!

"Words can grow tails," says Donnie. "Let us compare things."

See it: er and est

A suffix is a word part at the end of a word.

Add er to compare two things.

Ferris is tall. Donnie is taller.

Add est to compare three or more things.

The Word Tree is the tallest of all.

SEE IT: FIND THE SUFFIX
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part is the suffix in taller?
Which part is the suffix in fastest?
Which part is the base word in softer?
Which part is the base word in longest?
READ IT: TWO OR MORE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Donnie is ___ than Ferris.
This is the ___ rock of the three.
A snail is ___ than a frog.
Who is the ___ of the whole team?

See it: double the last letter

Look at big. It has a short vowel and one last consonant.

Double the last letter before you add er or est.

Big, bigger, biggest. Hot, hotter, hottest.

SEE IT: WHICH SPELLING IS RIGHT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
big + er
hot + est
wet + er
fast + er
thin + est
SentenceTrue or false?
Er compares two things.?
Est compares just one thing.?
Bigger has two g letters.?
Faster has two t letters.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEst compares three or more. Faster has just one t.

Build it

BUILD THE WORD TALLER
  • Say taller slowly.
  • Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD BIGGEST
  • Say biggest slowly.
  • Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
BUILD THE WORD SOFTEST
  • Say softest slowly.
  • Tap the parts in order.
1First
2Next
3Last
Read it yourself
tall, taller, tallest
big, bigger, biggest
fast, faster, fastest
Try it
Find three spoons or cups with your grown-up.
Line them up. Say small, smaller, smallest.
Read it yourself
Donnie is taller than Ferris.
The Word Tree is the tallest of all.

Word Spot: use, very

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Use: U-S-E.

Very: V-E-R-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We ___ a ruler to measure.
An ant is ___ small.

Great comparing! Tomorrow we add ful and less.