Suffix Est and Er

Fill in the blank with the best choice:

Today is ______ than yesterday.

• cold

• colder

• most cold

• coldest

When do you use the comparative suffix (-er)?

Example: Mrs. Latham is cooler than her husband.

• When comparing two things

• When changing a noun to a verb

• When comparing three or more things

• When ordering a Pumpkin Spice Latte

When do you use the superlative suffix (-est)?

Example: Mrs. Latham is the coolest person in her family.

• When comparing two things

• When changing a noun to a verb

• When comparing within a group

• When ordering a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelled word that fits best in the sentence.

Lebron James lifted the most weight out of everyone in the locker room which means he is the __________ person in the weight room.

• most strong

• stronger

• strongest

• weakest

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelled word that fits best in the sentence.

The planet Venus is the second __________ object in the night sky next to the moon.

• Bright

• brighter

• brightest

• most bright

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelled word that fits best in the sentence.

Mrs. Latham is much ________ after she has a Pumpkin Spice Latte.

• nice

• nicer

• nicest

• not nice

Choose the antonym for thinner.

• thicker

• thickest

• more thin

• most thin

Choose the word that doesn't belong based on its suffix.

• rougher

• toughest

• smellier

• funnier

Choose the sentence in which all words are used and spelled correctly

• As the sun sets later in the day, the temperature is colder than in the afternoon.

• As the sun sets laterer in the day, the temperature is coldest than in the afternoon.

• As the sun sets sooner in the day, the temperature is coldest than in the afternoon.

• As the sun sets latest in the day, the temperature is colder than in the afternoon.

Select that sentence in which all the words are spelled and used correctly.

• If you want to be the most best, you must work harder than everyone else.

• If you want to be the bestest, you must work hardest than everyone else.

• If you want to be the best, you must work more harder than everyone else.

• If you want to be the best, you must work harder than everyone else.