Read the theory box. Then, complete
each sentence with the correct noun
formed from the words in brackets.
Forming people nouns from verbs/nouns
We use these suffixes to form people nouns from verbs
and nouns:
-er (drive - driver), -or (sail - sailor), -ist (novel-novelist),
-ian (statistics - statistician), -man, -woman or -person
(business - businessperson), -ent (reside - resident)
1 Charles Dickens was a (WRITE).
2 Brad Pitt is a famous (ACT).
3 A (SALES) works in a shop.
4 Leonardo da Vinci was an (ART)
as well as a
(MATHEMATICS)
5 Nelson Mandela was the
(PRESIDE) of South Africa.
1)was a writer
2)a actor
3)person is a salesor
4)artist as well as a mathematician
5)was presaider