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Worksheet
Name : ______________________________ Date: ______________
Subject: English Miss NayadethSáez

Objective: To practice contents and vocabulary of the unit.(Practicar contenidos y

vocabulario de la unidad)
Contents:Sufijos: -er, -ist, -ess.

Content: suffixes er,ist, ess.

A suffix is a word ending- a group of letters you can add to the end of a root word.
(Un sufijo es una palabra terminada en un grupo de letras que tú puedes agregar al final
de una palabra)
Example: Farm: Granja Farmer: Granjero
Law: Ley Lawyer: Abogado

Professions or occupations in English may be written with distinct suffixes.

(Las profesiones y ocupaciones en ingléspuedenser escritas con distintos sufijos.)

Er Carpenter
Teacher
Photographer Example:
Lawyer Sing: cantar
Singer Singer: cantante
Dancer
Ist Artist
Pianist Example:
Dentist Science: ciencia
Journalist Scientist: científico
Pharmacist
Scientist
Ess Actress
Hostess Example: Act: Actuar
Waitress Actress: Actriz
Seamstress

Exercises

I. Write the meaning for the each word.(Escribe el significado en español de cada
palabra )

a. Carpenter: __Carpintero ______ g. Pharmacist: ________________

b. Teacher: ____________________ h. Hostess: ___________________
c. Photographer: ________________ i. Waitress: __________________
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d. Dancer: _____________________ j. Seamstress: ________________

e. Artist: ______________________ k.Dentist: ____________________
f. Pianist: _____________________ Journalist: __________________
II. Unscramble the letters in parenthesis to make a word with a suffix, read the
sentences to help you. Write the word on the line next to each sentence. Be
sureeachwordisspelledcorrectly.(Ordena las letras en paréntesis para formar una
palabra con sufijo, lee las oraciones para ayudarte. Escribe la palabra en la línea
siguiendo las oraciones asegúrate de que la palabra este correctamente escrita)

a. Grady likes to draw and paint pictures. He is an ____Artist___________(i t r a t s)

b. Michael is a movie star. He is an ______________________ ( c o a r t )
c. Dr. Possel studies science. He is a ______________________ ( c n e s s i i t t )
d. David plays the piano. He is a ______________________ ( i i p n a t s )
e. Richard works in a school. He is a ______________________ (r t e c e a h )

III. Jobs crossword puzzle, read the clues below and fill in the correct answer.
(lee las pistas de cada numero y completa con la respuesta correcta)

IV.

Read the text and answer the questions. (lee el texto (aviso) y responde las preguntas en inglés)
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1. Choose the correct alternative according to the text. (Escoge la alternativa correcta de
acuerdo al texto anterior)

 What type of text is it?

a. A job advertisement. b. A tourist leaflet. c. A hotel advertisement.

 What is the purpose of the text?

a. to offer a job. b. to ask for a job. c. to promote a hotel.

2. Answer the questions in English.(Responde las preguntas en inglés, de acuerdo al texto

anterior)

a. What is the name of the hotel? _________________________________________________

b. What are they looking for? ____________________________________________________
c. What do you need to get the job? ________________________________________________
d. How long does the job last? ____________________________________________________
e. How do people apply? ________________________________________________________