Дистанційне навчання 6-D 07/05/2021 Pace Work ( Word Building)

Friday, the seventh of May

Theme: Suffix –er 

Lesson 1

The Suffix –er

 

The suffix –er can be added to some verbs to make nouns. The noun

feeder in “Build a Bird Feeder” was formed by adding –er to the verb

feed. Feed means “to give food.” Feeder means “a container that

gives food.”

VERB SUFFIX NOUN

feed + er = feeder

drive + er = driver

ü The er is just added to some words.

farm farmer

ü If the word ends in e, drop the final e before adding er.

safe safer

ü If a word has one syllable or one vowel, double the final consonant.

run runner

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