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Add suffixes -ing, -ed, -er, -est

Add the suffixes -ing, -ed, -er and -est to root words where no change to the root is needed

What you'll learn

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    Imagine you have a word like 'jump'. You can add a tail to it to make a new word! 🐾

  2. 2

    What do we add to 'jump' to make 'jumping'? 🧩

  3. 3

    Build the word 'jumping' by tapping the right pieces. 🧱

  4. 4

    Let's add '-ed' to 'play' to make 'played'. 🎮

  5. 5

    What is 'play' + '-ed'? 🎮

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    Make the word 'taller' by adding '-er' to 'tall'. 📏

  7. 7

    What does '-er' do to 'tall'? 📏

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