Comparative Suffixes (-er/-est)

-er, -est

100

short than you

short+er=shorter

200

hot than sun

hot+t+er=hotter

300

most funny

fun+ni+er=funnier

400

most sleepy

sleep+i+est=sleepiest

500

most loud

loud+est=loudest

Suffix -er and-est

100

"most hard"

hard+est=hardest

200

They say that the fox is clever, but my friend Samuel is _________.

clever+er=cleverer

300

The bird is swift but Darrien is _______.

swift+er=swifter

400

Sammie has a sleek sports car.  Sally's car is even sleeker, but Ms. Dell's car is the ________ of them all.

sleek+est=sleekest

500

This is the suffix added to the end of a word to compare only 2 nouns.

-er

Words that end with -er/-est

100

She couldn't be __________.

1. happy

2. happier

3. happiest

200

I am ______ than my brother.

1. youngest

2. young

3. younger

300

That pig is _____ then the chicken.

1. big

2. bigger

3. biggest

400

This Summer was ____than last Summer.

1. hotter

2. hottest

3. hot

500

He is the _____.

1. tallest

2. taller

3. tall

"er" endings

100

I can ride my bike _______than you!

faster

200

My shoes are ________than yours.

newer

300

I think ice cream is ________than carrots!!

yummier

400

Please sit _______to me.

closer

500

It is ___________outside today than yesterday.

sunnier

"est" endings

100

This was the ________ test I ever took.

hardest

200

I saw the ________cat in my backyard

biggest

300

My friend told me the ______joke!

funniest

400

I wore the _________dress to the party.

fanciest

500

A turtle is the __________animal I know.

slowest