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Adding ‘er’ and ‘est to adjectives.

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Adding ‘er’ and ‘est to adjectives.

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quick

quicker

Adding ‘er’

+ ergreat + er greater

full + er fuller

Look how easy it is to add ‘er’ to these words.

bright + er brightertall + er taller

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Have a go at adding ‘er’ to these words.

cold coldershort shorterslow slowerhigh higher

Did you get them right ? Well

done !

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Adding ‘est’It is just as easy to add ‘est’ to these words.

cold colder coldest

short shorter shortest

slow slower slowest

high higher highest

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Adding ‘er’ and ‘est to adjectives that end in an e

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Words ending in e are a bit more tricky !

late + er late

fine + er fine er

er

Can you see what is happening ?

If a word ends in an e you must drop the e before adding ‘er’.

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Have a go at adding ‘er’ to these words.

cute cuter

large

larger

nice nicerDid you get them right ?

Well done !

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cute cuter

large

larger

nice nicer

Adding ‘est’

cutest

largest

It is just as easy to add ‘est’ to these words.

nicest

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Adding ‘er’ and ‘est to adjectives

that end in a y

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Words ending in y are also tricky !

lonely+ er lonely

noisy + er noisy er

er

Can you see what is happening ?

If a word ends in a y you must change the y into an i before

adding ‘er’.

i

i

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Have a go at adding ‘er’ to these words

happy+ er happy

silly + er silly er

eri

i

easy + er easiy er

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happy

happier

silly sillier

easy easier

Adding ‘est’

happiest

silliest

It is just as easy to add ‘est’ to these words.

easiest

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Adding ‘er’ and ‘est’ to adjectives that end in one vowel and one

consonant

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Some adjectives need to add an extra letter when adding ‘er’ !

slim + er slim

flat + er flat er

er

Can you see what is happening ?

If a word ends in just one vowel and one consonant you must add

the same consonant again before adding ‘er’.

m

t

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Have a go at adding ‘er’ to these words

fat + er fat

hot + er hot er

ert

t

thin + er thinn er

Beware! There are a few exceptions to this rule. If the consonant is a ‘w’ you do not add an extra consonant!

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fat fatter

hot hotter

thin thinner

Adding ‘est’

fattest

hottest

It is just as easy to add ‘est’ to these words.

thinnest

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• Most words just add ‘er’ or ‘est’.

• Words ending in e … drop the e before adding ‘er’ or ‘est’.

• Words ending in y… change the y into an i before adding ‘er’ or ‘est’.

• Words that end with one vowel and one consonant need a double letter

before adding ‘er’ or ‘est’.

There can be some exceptions!

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