This week, we are adding -ed, -est, -ing, -er and -y to words with an ‘e’ at the end with a consonant before it.

A root word is the basic form of a word before any parts are changed or added on. We have seen how root words can be changed by adding different suffixes (endings)…

hiking, hiked, hiker, nicer, nicest, shiny, being, shining, scary

We are still working on using dictionaries in class, how does changing the suffix change the meaning of these words?

Can you write sentences that include these words, or more than one word? e.g.

Miss Smith was the nicest teacher in the school, but Mr Brown was even nicer!