Suffixes Er and Or

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the -er in teacher.

• later

• powder

• banker

• higher

Choose the word that has the same meaning as the -er in gamer.

• layer

• dancer

• drier

• paper

What do -er or -or mean?

• one who does

• full of

• tends to be

• direction of

Suffixes come at the ____________ of the word.

• beginning

• middle

• end

-er, -or

• without, lacking

• the art or skill

• one who does

• the state of

. 

A teacher is someone who teaches. What does -er and -or mean?

• How to 

• What

• One who

• Full of

Which word has a suffix added to the end?

• educator

• motor

• floor

• equator

What does the suffix -er mean?

• the state of being

• causing

• someone who does

• having

What is a suffix?

• A part of a word that is added at the beginning to change the meaning of the word. 

• A part of a word that is added at the end to change the meaning of the word. 

Choose the right suffix for the root word:

Act-

• Actor

• Acter