Suffixes · Year 1
In Year 1 you learn: -ing, -ed, -er and -est.
A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word. It can change the meaning (hope → hopeless) or the word class (the adjective kind becomes the noun kindness or the adverb kindly). The word you start with is the root word.
Key facts
- -ing and -ed change the form of a verb: jump → jumping, jump → jumped. -er and -est compare: fast → faster → fastest.
Worked examples
Example 1
Add -ing to each verb: play, jump, sing.
Answer: playing, jumping, singing
Example 2
Add -ed: Yesterday I ___ (help) my dad.
Answer: helped
Example 3
Make tall into a word for comparing two people, then three or more.
Answer: taller, tallest