Question 1

Select all the words containing the suffix -est.

Question 2

What happens when the suffix -est is added to a root word ending in 'y', such as 'happy' or 'easy'?

Accepted Answer

Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest.

Answer

Double the consonant and add -est.

Answer

Just add -est.

Answer

Remove the ‘e’ and add -est.

Question 3

What happens when the suffix -er is added to a root word ending in 'e', such as 'wise' or 'fine'?

Accepted Answer

Remove the ‘e’ and add -est.

Answer

Just add -est.

Answer

Double the consonant and add -est.

Answer

Remove the ‘y’ and add -iest.

Question 4

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: She was the hapyest after her friend arrived.

Accepted Answer

happiest

Answer

happyest

Answer

hapiest

Answer

hapyest

Question 5

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: It was the longist pencil she had ever seen.

Accepted Answer

longest

Question 6

Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: He chose the thinist slice of cake.

Accepted Answer

thinnest

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