Suffixes -er & -est

B. -er (someone who)

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B. -er (someone who)

painter

What is the suffix and meaning?
A. -er (comparing, more)
B. -er (someone who)
C. paint

A. -er (comparing, more)

bigger

What is the suffix and meaning?
A. -er (comparing, more)
B. -er (someone who)
C. big

quickest

What is the suffix and meaning?
A. -est (someone who)
B. -est (most)
C. quick

Which of the following uses the suffix -er as it is used in the word "farmer"?

A. smaller
B. slower
C. louder
D. writer

happier

What is the root/base word?
A. happ
B. -ier
C. happy
D. happi

wider

What is the root/base word?
A. wid
B. wide
C. er

Which of the following words uses the suffix -est as it is used in the word "greatest"?
A. harvest
B. invest
C. luckiest
D. nest

Which of the following words uses the suffix -er as it is used in the word "heavier"?
A. faster
B. reader
C. trader
D. builder