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Word Study & Vocabulary 2: Unit 2: Comparative suffixes -er, -est ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLC

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

braver

bravest

closer

closest

clumsier

clumsiest

dirtier

dirtiest

fiercer

fiercest

healthier

healthiest

juicier

juiciest

stronger

strongestWord Cards (BLM 3)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child write the correct comparative -er or superlative -est words from the word bank in the appropriate circles.

Word Bank

closer craziest grumpier dirtier closest easier

brightest finer noisier cleverest bravest greasier

healthier roughest luckier clumsiest lazier naughtiest

Comparative Suffixes

-er -est

Take-Home Activity (BLM 6)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Which Word?Directions: Read each sentence and write the correct word on the blank line.

1. Yesterday was the __________________ day so far this year.

hot hotter hottest

2. My little sister was __________________ about the present than my little brother

was. happy happier happiest

3. The man lifting weights is really __________________.

strong stronger strongest

4. That boy was the __________________ boy in the room.

grumpy grumpier grumpiest

5. That yellow shirt is __________________ than the green shirt, but not as

__________________ as the red shirt.

bright brighter brightest

6. I may be __________________, but my sister is __________________ than me,

and my baby brother is the __________________ one in our family.

small smaller smallest

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)


Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Birdmen Take to the SkiesWhat’s the wildest thing you can imagine doing? Would you climb

the world’s highest mountain? Would you skydive, bungee jump, or fly off

the end of a ski jump? People who try these kinds of extreme sports may

be braver than the rest of us . . . or maybe just crazier!

One of the hottest extreme sports lately is wingsuit flying,

sometimes called body gliding. Wingsuit flying is probably the closest thing

to flying that man has ever done. Fliers, or birdmen, wear a special suit

that has wings under the arms and between the legs. These wings catch

the wind and lift the flier. Many people have compared these suits to a

flying squirrel’s body. In fact, some people call them squirrel suits. Once

you become a pro at it, soaring above the ground may be one of the

calmest sports around.

Birdmen jump from high places like cliffs or even higher places like

airplanes in flight. They can glide as slowly as fifty miles per hour (mph)

or faster than one hundred mph, depending on how they hold their

wings. The wings can slow them down by resisting the wind; a freefall

jump that might usually last fifteen seconds can be stretched out to a

minute or longer in a wingsuit. Birdmen can also use their wings to soar

for miles before landing. They land with a parachute, just like skydivers.

Make no mistake; wingsuit flying is a probably not the healthiest

sport. It’s very risky. Fliers must have at least 200 skydives under their belt

before they can try wingsuit flying. They usually also receive training from

an experienced flier. Not everyone can be a birdman. Could you?

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

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Word Study & Vocabulary 2: Unit 2: Comparative suffixes -er, -est ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCAnchor Chart (BLM 1)

Comparative Suffixes -er, -est

To compare two things, use -er:

The wind is calmer today than it was yesterday.

My hamburger is fatter than your hamburger.

To compare more than two things, use -est:

This is the easiest book I’ve ever read.

Today is the hottest day of the summer.

Spelling Changes

Base words ending in -y, change y to i before adding the suffix.

pretty – y + i + er = prettier

pretty – y + i + est = prettiest

Base words ending in e, drop the e before adding the suffix.

brave – e + er = braver

brave – e + est = bravest

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Word Study & Vocabulary 2: Unit 2: Comparative suffixes -er, -est ©2010 Benchmark Education Company, LLCCategory Cards (BLM 2)

-er -est

-ier -iest

e-Drop y to i

No Change

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3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

3 3

braver

bravest

closer

closest

clumsier

clumsiest

dirtier

dirtiest

fiercer

fiercest

healthier

healthiest

juicier

juiciest

stronger

strongestWord Cards (BLM 3)

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4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

calmer

calmest

crazier

craziest

easier

easiest

greasier

greasiest

lazier

laziest

luckier

luckiest

slipperier

slipperiest

weaker

weakestWord Cards (BLM 4)

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5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

5 5

brighter

brightest

cleverer

cleverest

fiercer

fiercest

finer

finest

grumpier

grumpiest

naughtier

naughtiest

noisier

noisiest

rougher

roughestWord Cards (BLM 5)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Pattern SortParent Directions: Have your child write the correct comparative -er or superlative -est words from the word bank in the appropriate circles.

Word Bank

closer craziest grumpier dirtier closest easier

brightest finer noisier cleverest bravest greasier

healthier roughest luckier clumsiest lazier naughtiest

Comparative Suffixes

-er -est


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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Which Word?Directions: Read each sentence and write the correct word on the blank line.

1. Yesterday was the __________________ day so far this year.

hot hotter hottest

2. My little sister was __________________ about the present than my little brother

was. happy happier happiest

3. The man lifting weights is really __________________.

strong stronger strongest

4. That boy was the __________________ boy in the room.

grumpy grumpier grumpiest

5. That yellow shirt is __________________ than the green shirt, but not as

__________________ as the red shirt.

bright brighter brightest

6. I may be __________________, but my sister is __________________ than me,

and my baby brother is the __________________ one in our family.

small smaller smallest

Classroom Activity (BLM 7)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Which Word?Parent Directions: Have your child read each sentence and then write the correct word on the blank line.

1. That was the __________________ thing I’ve ever seen.

funny funnier funniest

2. I wish that I was __________________ than you.

brave braver bravest

3. Do you think it will be __________________ today than it was yesterday?

sunny sunnier sunniest

4. My big sister was really __________________ when she won the contest.

lucky luckier luckiest

5. I live __________________ to my best friend, but I wish we lived

__________________.

close closer closest

6. My new bike is really __________________. It’s way __________________ than

my old bike, but my brother’s bike is still the __________________.

cool cooler coolest


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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Birdmen Take to the SkiesWhat’s the wildest thing you can imagine doing? Would you climb

the world’s highest mountain? Would you skydive, bungee jump, or fly off

the end of a ski jump? People who try these kinds of extreme sports may

be braver than the rest of us . . . or maybe just crazier!

One of the hottest extreme sports lately is wingsuit flying,

sometimes called body gliding. Wingsuit flying is probably the closest thing

to flying that man has ever done. Fliers, or birdmen, wear a special suit

that has wings under the arms and between the legs. These wings catch

the wind and lift the flier. Many people have compared these suits to a

flying squirrel’s body. In fact, some people call them squirrel suits. Once

you become a pro at it, soaring above the ground may be one of the

calmest sports around.

Birdmen jump from high places like cliffs or even higher places like

airplanes in flight. They can glide as slowly as fifty miles per hour (mph)

or faster than 100 mph, depending on how they hold their wings. The

wings can slow them down by resisting the wind; a free-fall jump that

might usually last fifteen seconds can be stretched out to a minute or

longer in a wingsuit. Birdmen can also use their wings to soar for miles

before landing. They land with a parachute, just like skydivers.

Make no mistake; wingsuit flying is a probably not the healthiest

sport. It’s very risky. Fliers must have at least 200 skydives under their belt

before they can try wingsuit flying. They usually also receive training from

an experienced flier. Not everyone can be a birdman. Could you?

Reading Passage (BLM 9)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Dictation

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Spelling Dictation (BLM 10)

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Name ___________________________________ Date ____________________________________

Spelling Peer CheckDirections: Work with a partner. Follow the directions from your teacher to use this BLM to write your spelling words.

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Spelling Peer Check (BLM 11)

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