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Words ending in –er and -est
We often add –er or –est to adjectives and adverbs.
My brother is taller than I am.
The safest driver I know is Jan.
Spelling is easier than I thought!
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The Rules
It’s easy to add –er and –est to adjectives and adverbs. You can learn to do it in just a few minutes! There are only 4 simple rules:
1. + er/est2. + r/st3. y i + er/est4. x2 + er/est
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+ er/est
For most one-syllable adjectives and adverbs, just add
–er or -est.
long longer longest
fast faster fastest
tall taller tallest
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+ r/st
-One-syllable adjectives and adverbs that end with -e -Two-syllable adjectives that end with -le
Just add –r or -st
wide wider widest
simple simpler simplest
safe safer safest
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y i + er/estFor two-syllable adjectives that end
with a consonant + y, change they to i and add –er or -est.
easy easier easiest
busy busier busiest
early earlier earliest
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x2 + er/est
For one-syllable adjectives and adverbs that end with consonant-vowel-consonant,
double the final consonant and add –er or -est.
hot hotter hottest
big bigger biggest
thin thinner thinnest
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x2 + er/est (continued)
Do not double the final consonants -x, -w, or –y.
low lower lowest
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Which rule?
hard
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
hard
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/estharder
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Which rule?
late
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
late
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
latest
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Which rule?
sunny
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
sunny
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est sunnier
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Which rule?
fat
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
fat
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est fattest
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Which rule?
loud
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
loud
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/estlouder
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Which rule?
happy
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est 2+er/est
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Which rule?
happy
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/esthappiest
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Which rule?
cute
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
cute
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est cuter
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Which rule?
fine
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
fine
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est finest
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Which rule?
yellow
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
yellow
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
yellower
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Which rule?
deep
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/est
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Which rule?
deep
+er/est +r/st yi+er/est x2+er/estdeeper
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What are the 4 rules?
1. + er/est
2. + r/st
3. y i + er/est
4. x2 + er/est
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Spelling –er/-est words Powerpoint. [online]. [cited 2013/06-08]. Dostupné z: http://busyteacher.org/3806-spelling-er-est-words-powerpoint.html