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Exercises

The -er/-or, -ee and -ist suffixes. Use the suffixes to give the names of the following.
Example: A person who plays jazz on the piano. a jazz pianist
1 The thing that wipes rain off your car windscreen.
2 A person who plays classical violin.
3 A person who takes professional photographs. (N.B. pronunciation)
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4 A person who acts in amateur theatre.
5 The person to whom a cheque is made out.
6 A machine for washing dishes.
7 A person who donates their kidneys upon their death.
8 The person to whom a letter is addressed.
8.2 Each picture is of an object ending in -er, Can you name them?

List six jobs you would like to have in order of preference. How many different suffixes are
there in your list? Do any of the job names not have a suffix? (e.g. pilot, film star)

Do these words mean a thing, a person, or both?
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1 a cooker 3 a ticket-holder 5 a cleaner 7 a drinker,
2 a typewriter 4 a record player 6 a smoker I

Spelling changes. Rewrite each sentence by changing the underlined words, using a suffix
from the left-hand page. Make any spelling changes needed.
1 Most of his crimes can be forgiven.
Most of his crimes are ..................................
2 The Club refuses to admit anyone not wearing a tie.
The Club refuses ................................. to anyone not wearing a tie.
3 Her only fault is that she is &.
Her only fault is ..................................
4 This firm has produced a lot in recent years.
This firm has been very ................................. in recent years.
5 I found the book very easy and pleasant to read.
I found the book very ..................................

Can you think of anything in your country which should be nationalised (e.g. banks, steel
works), standardised, modemised, conzputerised or centralised?

Which word is the odd one out in each group and why?
1 brotherhood neighbourhood manhood priesthood
2 hair-restorer plant-holder step-ladder oven-cleaner
3 appointment involvement compliment arrangement
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4 tearful spiteful dreadful LndM
5 worship kinship friendship partnership
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