SUFFIXES -letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning Examples: -ly, -ful, -est, -er, -ist

-er -is added to the end of a verb ( 动词 ) to mean someone who or a person who

Examples: Someone who dances is a dancer Someone who travels is a traveler

Examples: Someone who teaches is a teacher Someone who sings is a singer

Examples: Someone who photographs is a photographer Someone who leads is a leader

Examples: Someone who explores is an explorer Someone who buys is a buyer

Examples: Someone who sells is a seller Someone who builds is a builder

Spelling Reminder: With most words, we just add –er. Examples: teach ---- teacher paint---- painter

Spelling Reminder: If the word ends in e, we remove the final e before adding –er. Examples: dance ---- dancer bake---- baker

Spelling Reminder: If the word has one syllable or one vowel, double the last consonant before adding –er. Examples: run ---- runner swim---- swimmer

Let’s Practice! A writer is someone who writes. A baker issomeone who bakes. An adventurer issomeone who likes adventures. A reader issomeone who reads.

Adding –er and -ist

-er -is added to the end of a verb ( 动词 ) to mean someone who or a person who

er verb (dòngcí) + someone who or a person who

-ist -is added to the end of a noun ( 名词 ) to mean someone who is involved with or a person who is involved with

ist noun (míngcí) + someone who is involved with or a person who is involved with

Add –er or –ist to each word. Then say the meaning of the new word formed.

swims +er = swimmer > Someone who swims runs +er = runner > Someone who runs art +ist = artist > Someone who is involved with art

Biology +ist = biologist > Someone who is involved with Biology Geology +ist = geologist > Someone who is involved with Geology sings +er = singer > Someone who sings

listens +er = listener > Someone who listens think +er = thinker > Someone who thinks bicycle +ist = bicyclist > Someone who is involved with bicycle

therapy +ist = therapist > Someone who is involved with therapy tour +ist = tourist > Someone who is involved with tour plays +er = player > Someone who plays

loves +er = lover > Someone who loves reads +er = reader > Someone who reads flower +ist = florist > Someone who is involved with flowers

Adding –er and -ist

er verb (dòngcí) + someone who or a person who

Can you give words that end with –er which means “a person”?

ist noun (míngcí) + someone who is involved with or a person who is involved with

Can you give words that end with –ist which means “a person”?

Someone who speaks = speaker Someone who bakes = baker Someone who is involved with playing pianos = pianist

Someone who tells story = story teller Someone who is involve with writing novels = novelist Someone who plays soccer = soccer player

Someone who is involved with Buddhism ( 佛教 ) = Buddhist Someone who is involved with Meteorology ( 气象 ) = meteorologist Someone who settles in a new place = settler

Spelling Reminder: With most words, we just add –er or -ist. Examples: teach ---- teacher guitar---- guitarist

Spelling Reminder: If the word ends in e, we remove the final e before adding –er. Examples: dance ---- dancer bake---- baker

Spelling Reminder: If the word ends in a,e,i,o,u we remove the last letter before adding –ist. Examples: cello ---- cellist flute---- flutist

Spelling Reminder: If the word has one syllable or one vowel, double the last consonant before adding –er. Examples: run ---- runner swim---- swimmer

Spelling Reminder: There are words that change the spelling. Examples: flower ---- florist Chemistry---- chemist

travel traveler

drum drummer

plays basketball basketball player

violin violinist

composes a song composer song composer

bicycle bicyclist

Physics physicist

tours tourist

bank banker

buys buyer

someone who tells stories story teller

someone who makes hats hat maker

someone who is involved with making cartoons cartoonist

someone who is involved with Sciences scientist

someone who skates skater

someone who performs performer

someone who plays the keyboard keyboardist keyboard player

someone who acts actor

someone who arranges flowers florist

someone who works in a train or bus conductor

someone who works with dentures or false teeth dentist

Adding –er and -ist

er verb (dòngcí) + ist noun (míngcí) +

We can add –er to a verb to mean “a person” or “someone”.

singerdancer leaderseller hat maker

We can also add -or to verbs to mean “a person” or “someone”.

actorsailor conductor movie director

We can add –ist to a noun to mean “a person” or “someone”.

artistscientist cyclistpianist

Complete the sentences with words ending in –er or –ist.

Tina is a ______. She bakes cakes and bread. baker

Helen is a good __________. She swims very fast. swimmer

John is our _______. He leads our class in lining up. leader

We saw a ______ during the show. She can ride her bicycle standing on the seat. cyclist

Linda is a good __________. She can play a lot of song with her piano. pianist

A lot of ______ are working in the farm. farmers

He can be a famous _______ someday. His favorite subject in school is Physics. physicist

The _________ are so brave in fighting fires. fire fighters

Aunt Sally is a _______. She can make beautiful flower arrangements. florist

Many people in China believe in Buddhism. Most Chinese are _________ Buddhists

My dad is a _______. He painted a total of 150 paintings. painter

She loves Science. She wanted to be a ________ when she grows up. scientist

Kobe Bryant is a famous _____________. He plays basketball for more than 5 years now. basketball player

A lot of ________ go to the west. They travel on wagons and horses. travelers

These ________ settles on land near the rivers and forests. settlers

John and his family are ___________. They make hats for people in New Jersey. hat makers

Bob bought a new flute. He wants to be a good __________ someday. flutist

Grandma Tiny sells fruits and vegetables in the market. Aunt Kay is a ______, too. seller

Bill Melendez is an animator and a _________. He made a lot of cartoons like Charlie Brown and Snoopy. cartoonist

J.K Rowling wrote the story “Harry Potter”. He is one of my favorite ________. writer

She became a good ______ because she reads a lot of books at home. reader