NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
SUFFIX: -er
golf drive smoke swim
paint bake explore blog
manage garden own begin
teach clean babysit attack

 Complete the sentences below. Use the suffix ‘-er’ (or ‘-r) with the words in the
box.

1. I work in a bakery and I bake bread. I’m a __________________.

2. Sam really wants to be a __________________ when he grows up. He likes to teach people.

3. I’m not a great __________________ but I like to golf on weekends.

4. David Livingstone was a famous British __________________. He explored parts of Africa.

5. My brother likes to blog about restaurants in our city. He is a __________________.

6. Our windows look dirty. Let’s call a __________________ to come and wash them.

7. I like growing flowers and plants. Maybe I’ll learn how to be a __________________!

8. Michael Phelps is a famous __________________ who swam in the 2012 Olympic Games.

9. This is my first time to study Spanish. I’m a __________________.

10. The Dutch __________________ Vincent van Gogh painted many great works of art.

11. __________________s who smoke a lot of cigarettes usually cough a lot.

12. Mrs. Smith really knows how to manage a company well. She’s a great __________________.

13. Who can take care of our child for two hours? Do you know any __________________s?

14. The police are looking for an __________________ who attacked and robbed a man.

15. I think we should tell the __________________ to slow down. He’s driving too fast.

16. Does that red car belong to Richard? Is he the __________________?

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Grammar Focus Suffix: -er

Level Intermediate to Advanced

ANSWER KEY

1. baker 9. beginner
2. teacher 10. painter
3. golfer 11. smoker(s)
4. explorer 12. manager
5. blogger 13. babysitter
6. cleaner 14. attacker
7. gardener 15. driver
8. swimmer 16. owner

Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 86
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 16 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%

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