34. Word Lists and Sentences

1. Add ‘er’ to each of the words below, and then read.
2. Which are nouns (one who)? Which are adjectives (comparing two)?

1. Did you use your blender when you made the pumpkin donuts for the festive class party?
2. After the welders went to a fitness class some felt they were firmer and stronger.
3. These purebred dogs are not barkers but they are first rate jumpers.

1. She twirled the fastest when the drums went wild.
2. This fall the sunshine was the strongest and the storms were the mildest.
3. The third time she went to bat she sent the ball the farthest and it landed against the fence.

1. Vinny was a member of the Finders Club of Vermont.
2. This club finds pets that make the best match for people.
3. Pets that shed or molt are not the best for some people.
4. Pets that require constant minding all the time are not the best for those who go an office.

Review Words

What Says?

Spelling and Sentence Dictation

Review

ild, ind, olt, ost, suffix -er, suffix –est, adjective

In this lesson, we learned four new chunks. A chunk is a vowel followed by one or two consonants which makes the vowel sound not pure. They are the blue cards in our card deck.

Chunks

• ild – child – /īld/
• ind – kind – /īnd/
• olt – bolt – /ōlt/
• ost – ghost – /ōst/

We also learned two new suffixes. Remember, a suffix is added to the end of a base word and changes the meaning or function of the base word.

vowel suffix er – /er/ – one who or comparing two

• Means one who does something (a noun):
• The farmer plants his crops. This sentence tells about the farmer.
• or Comparing two, (an adjective):
• Examples:  Nancy is shorter than Mary. This sentence compares the height of Nancy and Mary, two people.

vowel suffix est – /est/ – comparing three or more

• Means comparing three or more and is in words that are adjectives. For example,
• Nancy is the fastest runner in the school.
• This sentence compares Nancy’s running to that of every other person in the school.

Practice

1. Underline the chunk in each word.
   

   postpone	voltmeter
   grandchild	reminders
   reposted	centerfold
   masterminds

2. Add the suffix that means ‘one who’ or ‘comparing two’:
   

   wet____	pitch____
   kind____

3. Add the suffix that means ‘comparing 3 or more’:
   

   slim____	wet____
   fit____	kind____

4. Complete the following in each of the words below.Circle the suffix.Place each syllable in the correct column