Vocab A - Lesson 8, Day 4

Lesson 8: Suffixes
Day 4: Multiplier
-er and -est

VA L8 - Day 4

• create/build new words using suffixes and base words.

• ​sort words based on whether or not they have a suffix.

Learner's will:

Review the Suffixes

-er = comparative; one who does, is from, or has a special characteristic; that which


-est = the most or extreme

Word Building

Categorize

Options (8)

lodge

skate

pick

deep

kind

cold

fast

green

There are BASE WORDS in the answer bank. Put the base words in the column with the suffix to make new words. The number of base words you need in each column is beside the suffix.

-er (3)

Both (-er AND -est) (5)

Suffix or Not a Suffix

Remember....

Not every word uses a suffix, even if you see the right combo of letters...

pER

quEST

1. Drop the E when adding the suffix:

   1. skate/skater, trade/trader

2. Change Y to I (i) when adding the suffix:

   1. cry/crier, dry/driest

3. Words with a single vowel followed by a consonant, double the final consonant when adding the suffix:

   1. swim/swimmer, big/biggest

Spelling Rules:

• The spelling of the base word may change!

• Example: lodge

  • lodgER NOT lodgeer

  • You drop the "e".

When adding the suffixes -er and -est.....

A Note About Spelling

Categorize

Options (20)

coldER

coldEST

deepER

deepEST

fastER

fastEST

greenER

greenEST

kindER

kindEST

lodgER

pickER

skatER

hER

jEST

nEST

peER

pEST

piER

tiER

Directions: Place the words in the "Suffix" column or "Not a Suffix" column.

Suffix (13)

Not a Suffix (7)

Practice

Multiple Choice

When we say a cheetah is fastER than a human, what do we mean?

• A cheetah is slower than a human.
• A cheetah can only run as fast as a human.
• The human would beat a cheetah in a race.

• The cheetah's speed is being compared to the human's speed.

Multiple Choice

Does a kitchen blendER mix things together or separate them?

• A kitchen blender is used only for baking.

• A blender only heats food for cooking.

• A blender separates ingredients.

• A blender is something that is able to blend or mix things together.

Multiple Choice

Where is a ranchER from?

• A rancher is FROM a ranch.

• Ranchers only come FROM Texas.

• A rancher comes FROM a barn.

• It is unknown where ranchers come FROM.

Multiple Choice

What might a weatherman mean when he says that this is the coldEST day of the year?

• It is the day with the longest daylight hours this year.
• It is the day with the highest temperature recorded this year.
• It is the day with the most snowfall this year.
• It is the day with the lowest or most extreme temperature recorded this year.

Multiple Choice

If I have the reddEST shirt someone has ever seen, how does that describe my shirt?

• The shirt is a dull shade of blue.
• The shirt is patterned with stripes.
• The shirt is completely white.
• The shirt is the most extreme or deepest shade of red.

Multiple Choice

If someone tells you that they a researchER, what do you know about them?

• They are good at finding things they've lost.

• They are really bad at math and struggled with it all through school.

• They are a student studying for exams.
• The person is one who does research.