This week we’ve been looking at the rules for when we add -er or -est to a root word. For example, where there is a y, change it to an i when you add the suffix. Where there is a short vowel sound such as in hot, double up on the consonant: hot -> hotter.
Practise adding the two suffixes to the following root words:
nice late rude brave happy funny hot write tall ripe
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