Word part · Anglo-Saxon suffix
The Anglo-Saxon suffix -est
Means: the most (when you compare three or more).
At a glance
- Part
- -est
- Meaning
- the most (when you compare three or more)
- Layer
- Anglo-Saxon: Short everyday words, compounds and the most common prefixes and suffixes.
Pair it with -er when you teach it: tall, taller, tallest.
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- tall (root or base)+est (suffix)→tallest
the most tall
- fast (root or base)+est (suffix)→fastest
the most fast
- old (root or base)+est (suffix)→oldest
the most old
- long (root or base)+est (suffix)→longest
the most long
- late (root or base)+est (suffix)→latest
the newest; the most late
late + est: drop the e → latest
- close (root or base)+est (suffix)→closest
the nearest; the most close
close + est: drop the e → closest
- hot (root or base)+est (suffix)→hottest
the most hot
hot + est: double the last letter → hottest
- fun (root or base)+y (suffix)+est (suffix)→funniest
the most funny
fun + y + est: double the last letter, then change y to i → funniest
- busy (root or base)+est (suffix)→busiest
the most busy
busy + est: change y to i → busiest
- quick (root or base)+est (suffix)→quickest
the most quick
- big (root or base)+est (suffix)→biggest
the most big
big + est: double the last letter → biggest
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