Spelling Words- List 16
Comparative Endings
Challenge Words- For those who miss no more than three words on the pre-test
Spelling Word
1. sooner
2. soonest
3. hotter
4. hottest
5. busier
6. busiest
7. happier
8. happiest
9. smaller
10. smallest
11. fatter
12. fattest
13. angrier
14. angriest
15. straighter
Practice-write the word
Challenge Words
16. straightest
17. coldest
18. colder
19. healthy
20. healthiest
Write the word-highlight
the root/base word
Spelling Practice- Comparative Endings
 Practice your words on the computer.
 Bubble write the spelling words.
 Write the words in alphabetical order.
Phonics Practice- Comparative Endings
 On a piece of paper, make two columns. Label the columns –er and
–est. Then write the words by sorting them by suffixes (endings).
Grammar Focus- Verbs present, past and future tense
 A verb is a word that shows action.
 A verb can show something that happens now, in the past, or in
the future.
Literary Device- Metaphors
 A comparison in which one thing is said to be another.
Example: My mom is a teddy bear.