Adding –er and -est

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Adding –er and -est
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4 Rules for adding –er and –est
1. In words that end with –e, the –e is dropped: large, larger,
largest
1. smaller
2. smallest
3. larger
4. largest
5. happier
6. happiest
7. hotter
1. knot
8. hottest
2. limb
9. scarier
3. sign
10. scariest
2. In words that end in –y, drop the –y and add an i: happy,
happier, happiest
3. In one syllable words that end with consonant-vowelconsonant, the final consonant is doubled: hot, hotter,
hottest
4. If none of the above rules apply, just add on the ending:
small, smaller, smallest.
1. Look at each base word and and rewrite it by adding
an –er and an -est. Remember to follow the rules!
Base Word
1. busy
2. strange
3. big
4. happy
5. scary
6. sad
7. angry
8.weird
9. funny
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3. The base words below have been changed by adding an –er and an –est to
each word. Find the –er and –est words in the word search below. The first
one has been done for you. There are 10 more words for you to find!
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4. Add the correct ending (-er/-est) to each word in parentheses to complete the
sentence.
1. (scary) This is the ______________ movie I’ve ever seen!
2. (funny) Your joke was ______________ than mine.
3. (deep) Melissa’s hole was ______________ than mine, but Sara’s
hole was the ______________.
4. (close) Austin is my ______________ friend.
5. (sad) The book Sounder was ______________ than Old Yeller.
6. (large) A gorilla is ______________ than a chimpanzee.
7. (funny) Winn Dixie is the______________ dog of all time!
8. (happy) Grace is ______________ when it is Friday.
9. (big) Brennan’s sundae was ______________ than Colin’s.
10. (scary) I think spiders are ______________ than snakes.

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