Suffix er (job titles) - Studyladder Interactive Learning Games - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to complete the sentences using the suffixes '-ness' or '-er' with the words from the box:

Words in the box:

- bald
- garden
- cold
- smoke
- kind
- blind
- drive
- cricket
- forgive
- teach
- lazy
- sick

We need to decide whether to add -ness (to make a noun meaning "the state of being...") or -er (to make a person who does something).

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Let’s go through each sentence:

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1. You should never look directly at the sun. It can cause _____________.

- Looking at the sun can cause blindness.
- “Blind” → blindness (state of being blind)
✔ Answer: blindness

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2. ___________s who smoke a lot of cigarettes usually cough a lot.

- We’re looking for a person who smokes → smoker
- “Smoke” → smoker
✔ Answer: Smokers

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3. My favorite _____________ is Brian Charles Lara. He played cricket for the West Indies.

- Brian Lara is a famous cricketer
- “Cricket” → cricketer (a person who plays cricket)
✔ Answer: cricketer

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4. His ____________ lasted a long time. He was bedridden for several months.

- He was ill for a long time → sickness
- “Sick” → sickness (state of being sick)
✔ Answer: sickness

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5. I like growing and taking care of plants. Maybe I’ll learn how to be a _____________!

- Someone who grows plants → gardener
- “Garden” → gardener
✔ Answer: gardener

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6. I want to teach _____________ to my kids. I want them to be nice to people.

- Teaching kindness → kindness
- “Kind” → kindness (the quality of being kind)
✔ Answer: kindness

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7. My dog’s ____________ is amazing. It just sleeps all day!

- The dog is very lazy, so its laziness is amazing
- “Lazy” → laziness
✔ Answer: laziness

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8. Sarah really wants to be a _____________ when she grows up. She likes to teach children.

- Someone who teaches → teacher
- “Teach” → teacher
✔ Answer: teacher

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

- A person who drives → driver
- “Drive” → driver
✔ Answer: driver

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10. Do you think you can cure my _____________? I want to grow more hair!

- I have no hair → baldness
- “Bald” → baldness (state of being bald)
✔ Answer: baldness

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Final Answers:

1. blindness
2. Smokers
3. cricketer
4. sickness
5. gardener
6. kindness
7. laziness
8. teacher
9. driver
10. baldness

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Summary of Suffix Use:

| Word | Suffix | Result | Type |
|-----------|--------|---------------|------------------|
| blind | -ness | blindness | State/condition |
| smoke | -r | smoker | Person |
| cricket | -er | cricketer | Person |
| sick | -ness | sickness | State/condition |
| garden | -er | gardener | Person |
| kind | -ness | kindness | Quality/state |
| lazy | -ness | laziness | Quality/state |
| teach | -er | teacher | Person |
| drive | -r | driver | Person |
| bald | -ness | baldness | State/condition |

✔ All answers use the correct suffix based on context.

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