Look at these adjectives. In your books group them together into sets that are the same. Then can you write a rule for each set. Why are those words together? Think about the word is spelt before the –er or –est ending has been added.
wettest |
messier |
reddest |
lazier
|
luckier |
more beautiful |
fullest |
flatter |
happier |
hotter |
jolliest |
more trustworthy |
busiest
|
easier |
thinnest |
more intelligent |
sadder |
healthier |
noisiest |
untidiest |
Name Date
Adjectives Adding er and est
When we add er or est to some words we double the last letter.
wet - wetter - wettest
1) The planet was the ___________ one in space. (hot)
2) It was the ____________ night there had ever been on Mars. (wet)
3) He saw the _____________ alien coming from the spaceship. (thin)
4) From the rocket he saw the ___________ planet. (red)
5) The astronaut stepped onto the _____________ part of the moon. (flat)
6) As he waved goodbye the alien felt the ___________ he had ever been. (sad)
When we add er or est to words ending in y we change the y to an i.
happy - happier - happiest
1) He was the _____________ astronaut in space. (happy)
2) It was the ____________ rocket in the space station. (noisy)
3) Zogg was _____________ than his friend Zurgg. (lazy)
4) The planet Mess-Mess was the ____________ in the solar system. (untidy)
5) Pling was the ______________ alien on his planet. (funny)
6) Tom was the ___________ astronaut in the rocket. (hungry)
Can you find some of your own words that match these rules?