Note:
Many nouns ending in -er, -or, -ist and -ian are commonly used to describe occupations.
A. Use the words in the box to form nouns describing occupations and put them in the correct column in the table.
mathematics - direct - report - produce - instruct - produce - politics - science - art - type - electricity- operate
-er
reporter
producer
producer
producer
producer
-or
director
instructor
operator
instructor
operator
-ist
scientist
artist
typist
typist
-ian
mathematician
politician
electricitan
politician
electricitan
B. Use some of the words from the table above to complete the sentences.
1. He won the scientist of the Year Award for his research in biogenetics.
2. I need to call the electricitan because the air conditioner has stopped working.
3. Karen is a great typist; she can do over 60 words per minute.
4. Mr Crawford is the managing director of a large multi-national company.
5. I tried to talk to the hotel manager on the phone several times, but the operator didn’t put me through.