Suffixes

Suffix -ed

100

jump + -ed

jumped

200

We ________ on the playground at recess

played

300

Instead of driving, we _______ to the store.

walked

400

I _______ through the window to see the neighbor.

looked

500

My mom was really stressed last night, so last night I ______ by doing the dishes

helped

Suffix -ing

100

sleep + -ing

sleeping

200

The ball is ______ down the hill.

rolling

300

We were ______ as fast as we could during soccer.

running

400

We can talk to God by _______.

praying

500

We are ______ goodbye to our friends.

waving

Suffix -s

100

page + -s

pages

200

The suffix -s means

more than one

300

More than one book

books

400

We have lots of ______ in our school so we can see.

lights

500

A rhino, crocodile, elephant, and dog are all ______.

animals

Suffix -ed

100

The suffix -er means

What is "one who _____" or "more than"

200

True or false? You must drop the silent "e" when adding -er to write?

What is true?

300

This is the correct spelling of fast + er

What is faster?

400

Knowing the meaning of the suffix -er helps the reader understand that the word leader means.

What is one who leads?

500

Come up with an example of a -er word that means "one who" and an -er word that means "more than"

multiple answers

Suffix -est

100

Fill in the blank with the correct word The cars filled up all of the (spaces, spacs).

What is spaces?

200

True or false? Drop the silent e when adding a suffix that begins with a vowel.

What is true?

300

An word part added to the end of a root word is called a

What is a suffix?

400

True or false? There is always a spelling change when you added a suffix.

What is false?

500

When you add a suffix to a word that ends with a consonant is there or isn't there a spelling change?

What is there isn't a spelling change?