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Common suffixes: -er: added to verbs to denote the person doing the action and to adjectives to give the comparative form. Letters and Sounds, Phase Six.
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runner |
Will is the fastest runner in the school.
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reader |
George was the best reader in church.
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writer |
She is a skillful writer.
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bigger |
Julie's house is bigger than mine.
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slower |
David is slower than Sue on a bike.
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