Week 33, lesson 2 Finish the Word activity - Phonics Phase 5, unit 4 - Worksheet

In the "Finish the Word" activity, part of the Phonics Phase 5, Unit 4 curriculum, students are encouraged to expand their understanding of adjectives by adding the suffixes "-er" and "-est" to base words. This exercise is designed to help Year 1 students grasp the concept of comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. The worksheet prompts children to consider when to use "-er" for comparing two things and "-est" for comparing more than two things or to indicate the most extreme quality.

The activity begins with a set of sentences where students must complete the words by adding the appropriate suffix to the base adjective. For example, when describing personal strength, a student would write "stronger" to compare two individuals, and "strongest" to indicate the one who possesses the most strength among a group. Similarly, for darkness and illness, the words "darker," "darkest," "sicker," and "sickest" are used in the corresponding sentences. This engaging task not only reinforces spelling patterns but also aids in the understanding of degrees of comparison in adjectives, which is an essential component of English grammar.