Suffixes: -or & -ist

Suffixes: -or & -ist

-or & -ist

• The suffix -or means a person who... or a thing that...

• For example: actor = a person who acts

• The suffix -ist means a person who practices, is expert in...

• For example" artist = a person who is expert in art.

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What is an antonym for pianist?

• musician

• artist

• vocalist

• entertainer

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What is a pianist?

• A musician who sings and plays an instrument.

• A conductor who orchestrates piano players.

• A performer who acts and sings.

• An entertainer who plays the piano.

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What is a predecessor?

• A person who takes a job after someone resigns.

• A person who gets hired on the same day he/she interviews.

• A person who had a job before the current person.

• A person who works with another person.

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The _________ worked on his sailboat.

• sailor

• tourist

• dentist

• hostess

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A person who works on books or magazines is an______________

• editor

• actress

• lioness

• teacher

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A person who plays an organ is an_______________

• seller

• investor

• organist

• actress

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A person who draws or paints is an ___________

• conductor

• artist

• editor

• lioness

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The ___________ took pictures of the Statue of Liberty on their trip to New York.

• tourist

• teacher

• swimmer

• instructor

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A scientist in the field of chemistry

• shipper

• teacher

• director

• chemist

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A doctor who cares for your teeth is a __________________

• chemist

• dentist

• shipper

• doctor

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An survivor is one that survives a difficult event.

• True

• False

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An investigator is one that survives a difficult event.

• True

• False

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A narrator tells a story.

• True

• False

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A translator translates languages from one to another. 

• True 
• False

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What does a collector do?

• They collect things.

• They go to college.

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What is a visitor?

• A person who visits a place.

• A person who makes visors.

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What does guitarist mean?

• A person who plays the guitar.

• A person who makes guitars.

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What does a tourist do?

• They visit new places.

• They give tours in museums.

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What does a dentist do?

• They work on people's teeth.

• They fix dents in vehicles.

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What does a sailor do?

• They sail boats.

• They say a lot of things.

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What does an inventor do?

• They invent new things.

• They work in a vent.