Suffixes Test: Person Nouns (-er, -or, -ist, -ian)

Suffixes Test: Person Nouns (-er, -or, -ist, -ian) Name: ___________________________ Class: _________ Mark: ____ / 10

Task 1. Complete the sentences with the correct person noun.

1. My sister loves playing the piano; she wants to be a professional ___________.

2. The ___________ explained the new laws to the citizens during the assembly.

3. A brilliant ___________ at the laboratory has just discovered a new chemical element.

4. The film ___________ yelled 'Action!' and everyone started playing their roles.

Task 2. Form a person noun from the word in brackets using -er, -or, -ist, or -ian.

5. Every single ___________ (sing) on the stage gave an incredible performance tonight.

6. Alexander Graham Bell was the famous ___________ (invent) of the first telephone.

7. A local ___________ (journal) interviewed the mayor about the new town park.

8. Our school ___________ (teach) helped us prepare for the final English exam.

Task 3. Correct the bolded spelling mistake in each sentence.

9. Picasso is a very famous artister whose paintings are known worldwide. -> ___________

10. He is a talented musicer who plays the violin beautifully in the orchestra. -> ___________

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Suffixes Test: Person Nouns (-er, -or, -ist, -ian) Name: ___________________________ Class: _________ Mark: ____ / 10

Task 1. Complete the sentences with the correct person noun.

1. My sister loves playing the piano; she wants to be a professional ___________.

2. The ___________ explained the new laws to the citizens during the assembly.

3. A brilliant ___________ at the laboratory has just discovered a new chemical element.

4. The film ___________ yelled 'Action!' and everyone started playing their roles.

Task 2. Form a person noun from the word in brackets using -er, -or, -ist, or -ian.

5. Every single ___________ (sing) on the stage gave an incredible performance tonight.

6. Alexander Graham Bell was the famous ___________ (invent) of the first telephone.

7. A local ___________ (journal) interviewed the mayor about the new town park.

8. Our school ___________ (teach) helped us prepare for the final English exam.

Task 3. Correct the bolded spelling mistake in each sentence.

9. Picasso is a very famous artister whose paintings are known worldwide. -> ___________

10. He is a talented musicer who plays the violin beautifully in the orchestra. -> ___________