People Suffixes

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What do you all a person who teaches?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a suffix that can be added to a word to indicate a person who does a particular job?

• -er/-or

• -ful

• -ness

• -ly

Multiple Choice

The letter 'y' in the word 'lawyer' helps make the word smoother to say. True or false?

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What are two reasons extra letters are added to words when suffixes are used? Choose two.

• Some tell you when the word was created.

• Some come from older word forms.

• Some make spelling and saying the word smoother (like the y in lawyer)

• Some are just for decoration.

Categorize

Options (16)

Philanthropist

Chemist

Journalist

Mediator

Legislator

Employee

Trainee

Appointee

Nominee

Payee

Librarian

Electrician

Veterinarian

Physician

Statistician

Environmentalist

Place the words in the correct category.

-er/-or

-ee

-ian

-ist

Multiple Select

Select all the suffixes that can be used to form words referring to people.

• -er/-or

• -ee

• -ian

• -ist

Open Ended

Can you name one new person word you learned today?

Multiple Choice

The journalist interviewed a former ______ .

• musician
• detainee

• politician

• geologist