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