Answer Key

Noun suffixes (1)

Use the words in brackets to form nouns. Use the following suffixes: 
-eer, -er, -or, -ee, -ist, -ant, -ent
  1. The police detained about one hundred Greenpeace  [activists] (active). 
  2. What did the  [defendant] (defend) say to clarify the discrepancy? 
  3. Tomorrow won't be easy for me! There will be 35  [trainees] (train). 
  4. How many  [employees] (employ) are there in this company? 
  5. It's a web site that helps  [interviewees] (interview) to be able to answer tricky questions at job interviews. 
  6. Hannah's husband works as an  [auctioneer] (auction). 
  7. Please contact all the  [participants] (participate) and inform them about the change. 
  8. A person who gives another a licence is called a  [licensor] (license). 
  9. How many  [applicants] (apply) are there for this job? 
  10. The.NET Framework's garbage  [collector] (collect) manages the allocation and release of memory for your application. 

Some nouns for you to remember:

-eer Mountaineer, pioneer, racketeer, auctioneer, puppeteer, engineer
-er Player, teacher, employer, driver, trainer, interviewer, franchiser, supplier
-or Actor, advisor, inspector, collector, licensor, censor
-ee Employee, trainee, licensee, franchisee, interviewee
-ist Realist, socialist, pacifist, capitalist, communist, pianist, activist, Buddhist
-ant / -ent Consultant, applicant, contestant, tenant, participant, assistant, defendant, opponent, agent, patient