Starter quiz

  • Select the suffixes.
    • -ed  ✓
    • un-
    • -er  ✓
    • pre-
    • -est  ✓
  • Match the words to the rule that applies when the suffix -est is added.
    • fast - fastest
      ⇔
      Just add -est. ✓
    • funny - funniest
      ⇔
      Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest. ✓
    • wise - wisest
      ⇔
      Remove the ‘e’ and add -est. ✓
    • hot - hottest
      ⇔
      Double the consonant and add -est. ✓
  • Match each word to the number of phonemes it contains.
    • say
      ⇔
      2 ✓
    • stop
      ⇔
      4 ✓
    • playing
      ⇔
      5 ✓
  • Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the funyest joke she had ever heard.
    • funyest
    • funnyist
    • funniest  ✓
    • funiest
    • funnyest
  • Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. She was the bravist after her friend arrived.
    • bravist
    • bravest  ✓
    • brayvst
    • braveest
  • Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence. It was the hotist day ever recorded in England.
    • hotest
    • hottest  ✓
    • hottist
    • hotist
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