Confident Reader
Lesson 244Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 244: Suffix -er

Focus: Suffix -er

Objective

What we'll learn

Read and understand words with Suffix -er.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Confident readers break big words into smaller parts. Look for the pattern, chunk it up, then read the whole word.

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Break each word into parts, then read it as a whole.

Words

Word list

biggerfasterslowerkindersmarterlouder

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the bigger.
  • We can see the faster.
  • You can see the slower.
  • They can see the kinder.

Story time

Zoe and the Bigger

Zoe went to the garden. Zoe saw a bigger and a faster.

"Look!" said Zoe. "The slower is by the kinder."

Max came to help. Together they played with the smarter and the louder.

At the end of the day, Zoe and Max smiled. What a wonderful Suffix -er adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Zoe go?

2. What did Zoe see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 motion

Meaning: when something is moving from place to place

Example: A rolling ball is in motion.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • smarterA smarter is something we can talk about or see.
  • louderA louder is something we can talk about or see.
  • biggerA bigger is something we can talk about or see.
  • fasterA faster is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Suffix -er pattern.

Which word belongs with Suffix -er?

Which word belongs with Suffix -er?

Which word belongs with Suffix -er?

Stretch

Try more words

biggerfasterslowerkindersmarterlouder