13 January 2012 / by Radmila Gurkova

softEST and most valuable.... Comparison of adjectives



 

(See if you can spot the mistakes in the picture - scroll down to check for answers)

 



Suffixes are groups of letters added to the end of other words to make new words. When a suffix is added to a word it changes the expression. The suffixes er and est are added to adjectives or describing words to compare things.

So what is the rule with most v suffix 'est'?

  • Most is used it when

  • 'est' is used


Do you know any words that end with the suffix 'est? Think of as many as possible



  • Hardest 

  • fastest 

  • shortest 







Remember:

The suffix er should be used when you are comparing two things.

  • Peter is shorter than John.


The suffix est should be used when you are comparing more than two things.

  • English is the hardest subject in School. 




Words that end with an 'e' should be dropped and simply add est or er at the end

  • She arrived later to the party. 



For two-syllable words ending in y (happy), the y is replaced with i, before adding the suffix est.

  • Marie is the happiest person I know.


For one-syllable words - fat - the end is repeated Fattest

  • That is the fattest bird I have ever seen.


Picture mistakes 


  • Funnyest

  • Talest

  • Madest


Correction


  • Funniest

  • Tallest

  • Maddest



TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE



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