Another common set of affixes are those which mean “one who” or “something that” does a certain task. For example, a teacher teaches and an artist is one who makes art. The “one who” suffixes include -er, -ar, -or, -ist, and -cian. Three closely related suffixes are -ary, -ery, and -ory, which mean “a place where something is done or kept.”
Two short exercise follo. I the first, read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. In the second, read the sentence, consult the glossary, and then answer the question.
In this unit, a list of words containing these suffixes is introduced. Be sure you can analyze each word. If you don’t know the term, look for its root i the glossary and guess its meaning before you use a dictionary.
Word Lists
| -er, -or, -ar, | one who | baker | tukang roti |
| cashier | kasir | ||
| collector | kolektor | ||
| forecaster | peramal | ||
| lawyer | |||
| liar | |||
| -ist | one who | artist | |
| cyclist | |||
| florist | |||
| motorist | |||
| novelist | |||
| scientist | |||
| one who | dieticiant | ||
| academician | |||
| electrician | |||
| mathematician | |||
| musician | |||
| physician | |||
| technician | |||
| a place where | armory | ||
| bakery | |||
| dictionary | |||
| factory | |||
| laboratory | |||
| reformatory | |||
| aviary | |||
| dormitory |