Unit 6: Suffixes

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Unit 6: Suffixes

Today's Goal: To identify and define vowel suffixes and add them to base words.

What is a baseword?

What is a suffix?

A baseword is a word that can stand alone and has meaning

Example: risk

A suffix is a part of a word that is added to the end of a word and can change its meaning

Ex. -ing

-er Vowel Suffix

means "a person who does something"

hunter: one who hunts (hunt is the baseword)
planter: one who plants (plant is the baseword)
singer: one who sings (sing is the baseword)

-er Suffix: also is used when comparing TWO things, people or actions.

If we compare Maria to Jeff, who is taller?
One is tall, the other is taller
We have compared 2 people
tall is the baseword

-est Vowel Suffix: is used when comparing THREE or more things, people or actions.

If we compare Jason, Maria, and Jeff, who is the tallest?
One is tall, the other is taller, and the third is the tallest.
We have compared 3 people

WORDS WITH -er/-est SUFFIXES

Read these words out loud:

quicker/quickest (quick is the baseword)
kinder/kindest (kind is the baseword)
wilder/wildest (kind is the baseword)
stronger/strongest (strong is the baseword)
softer/softest (soft is the baseword)

Multiple Choice

A word that can stand alone and has meaning is called?

prefix

suffix

baseword

Multiple Choice

A part of word that is added to the END of a word and can change its meaning is called?

prefix

suffix

baseword

Multiple Choice

What is the suffix in the word "banker"?

-er

bank

Multiple Choice

What is the baseword in the word "longest"?

-est

long

Multiple Choice

What type of suffixes are -er and -est?

vowel

consonant

welded

Multiple Choice

The suffix -er can mean?

a person who does something

something more

Multiple Choice

An example of a person who does something is which word?

driller

taller

Multiple Choice

The suffix -er can also used to?

compare 2 things, people, or actions

compare 3 or more things, people, or actions

Multiple Choice

The vowel suffix -est is used to compare how many things, people, or actions?

3 or more

Multiple Choice

Look at the underlined part of the word. Is it a baseword or suffix?

publisher

baseword

suffix

Multiple Choice

Look at the underlined part of the word. Is it a baseword or suffix?

smallest

baseword

suffix

Unit 6: Suffixes

Today's Goal: To identify and define vowel suffixes and add them to base words.

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