Er Est Worksheets. If the word ends with a -y, then drop it and add -ier. Use comparatives and superlative forms with -er and -est.
Designed for third graders, this worksheet supports students as they learn to use context clues, spelling patterns, and suffixes when working with. But these words sound strange, the first like some cockney character pushing a barrow in the East End of London, the second like some sort of dangerous subversive. Add -er to most one-syllable adjectives that compare two things. example: The black cat is smaller than the orange cat.
They can practice converting words using the suffixes '-er' and '-est' and each worksheet comes with a handy answer paper for you to check their work.
Extension - compose sentence using enhanced adjectives from completed table.
If the word ends with a -y, then drop it and add -ier. Add -est to most one-syllable adjectives that compare three or more things. example: Of the three cats, the black one is the smallest. Between two items - er; And between more than two - est.