Starter quiz
- Select the suffixes.
- -ing ✓
- -er ✓
- pre-
- -ed ✓
- un-
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- Select all the words containing the suffix -er.
- quieter ✓
- slowly
- greener ✓
- happiest
- played
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- Match the words to the rule they apply when the suffix -er is added.
- quiet - quieter⇔Just add -er. ✓
- wide - wider⇔Remove the ‘e’ and add -er. ✓
- hot - hotter⇔Double the consonant and add -er. ✓
- funny - funnier⇔Remove the ‘y’ and add -ier. ✓
- What word class is the word in bold in the following sentence: Today was hotter than yesterday.
- noun
- adjective ✓
- verb
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I felt bravr when my friend arrived.
- braveer
- braver ✓
- brayver
- bravr
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: This slice of cake is thinr than that one.
- thiner
- thinr
- thinner ✓
- thinnur
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Exit quiz
- Select all the words containing the suffix -est.
- fastest ✓
- slower
- list
- quietest ✓
- boxes
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- What happens when the suffix -est is added to a root word ending in 'y', such as 'happy' or 'easy'?
- Just add -est.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest. ✓
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -est.
- Double the consonant and add -est.
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- What happens when the suffix -er is added to a root word ending in 'e', such as 'wise' or 'fine'?
- Just add -est.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest.
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -est. ✓
- Double the consonant and add -est.
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: She was the hapyest after her friend arrived.
- hapyest
- happyest
- happiest ✓
- hapiest
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: It was the longist pencil she had ever seen.
- 'longest' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He chose the thinist slice of cake.
- 'thinnest' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word.
- If the adjective ends in two consonant letters, the ending is simply added on.
- If the root word ends in a consonant + 'y', the 'y' is changed to 'i' before the suffix is added.
- If the root word ends in a consonant + 'e', the 'e' is removed before the suffix is added.
Common misconception
Pupils can think the -est suffix is spelt 'ist' or 'st' because that is what you can hear.
Review pupils' misconceptions after practice tasks. Even though the word can sound different, -est is always spelt in the same way.
Keywords
Adjective - describes a noun
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Syllable - a single sound or beat in a word that contains a vowel sound
Consonant - a sound that is made by blocking air in the mouth with the teeth, tongue, lips or palate
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