This document discusses different suffixes that can be added to words to change their meaning. It covers the suffixes -ing, -ed, -er, and -est. For each suffix, it provides examples of how they are used and then asks the reader to apply that suffix to provided words and write sentences using the new words. The purpose is to help the reader practice using these common suffixes that are added to verbs and adjectives in the English language.
3. What Is a Suffix?
A suffix is a group of letters that can be added on to the end of a
root word to slightly change its meaning.
e.g. walking
‘walk’ is the root word ‘ing’ is the suffix
4. The Suffix ‘ing’
The suffix ‘ing’ is added to the end of verbs to show that
something is happening in the present, for example:
I kick the ball.
I am kicking the ball.
5. The Suffix ‘ing’
Can you add ‘ing’ to these words and then write them in a sentence?
e.g. I am walking to the shops.
stick
sing
pick
play
pour
say
6. The Suffix ‘ed’
The suffix ‘ed’ is added to the end of verbs to show that
something has already happened, for example:
We play in the sand.
We played in the sand.
7. The Suffix ‘ed’
Can you add ‘ed’ to these words, then put them in a sentence?
e.g. Walk - I walked to the shops
lick
bang
listen
kick
watch
sprint
8. The Suffix ‘er’
The suffix ‘er’ is added to the end of adjectives to compare two
things, for example:
small
The girl was smaller
than the boy.
9. The Suffix ‘er’
Can you add ‘er’ to these words and then write them in a sentence?
e.g. loud – The children were louder than
their teacher.
hard
dark
quick
high
bright
deep
10. The Suffix ‘est’
The suffix ‘est’ can be added to the end of adjectives to compare
three or more things, for example:
cold
Thursday was the
coldest day of the week.
11. The Suffix ‘est’
Can you add ‘est’ to these words and then write them in a sentence?
e.g. loud – Simon was the loudest in the
class.
hard
dark
quick
high
bright
deep
