Jobs; Suffixes: -er, -or, -ist, -ian – B1 English Vocabulary Test

1  What do they do? Write the jobs.

1   studies law at university l a w y e r

2   works on a construction site _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3   reads the news on TV _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4   works in politics _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5   prepares medicine for patients _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6   designs buildings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7   cuts and styles hair _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8   writes for newspapers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9   puts out fires _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10   a sports trainer _ _ _ _ _

2  Complete the jobs in the sentences.

Before they were famous

1   Hugh Jackman was a PE teacher before he became an actor.

2   Beyoncé’s mother was a h…………………, and the singer used to brush hair off the floor in her mum’s salon before she was famous.

3   Gerard Butler studied law at Glasgow University and worked as a l………………… before he was an actor.

4   Before becoming prime minister of Canada, the p………………… Justin Trudeau worked as a snowboard instructor and a teacher.

5   America’s most famous TV p…………………, Oprah Winfrey, was expected to work as a cleaner like her mother and grandmother before her.

6   Brad Pitt originally wanted to be a j………………… and studied journalism at the University of Missouri.

7   The singer Cher used to be the b………………… for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis when he was a boy.

8   Actress Whoopi Goldberg worked as a b………………… before she was famous – she used to build walls around San Diego Zoo!

9   Steve Buscemi, who has acted in many films for directors Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese, started his career as a f………………… in New York.

3  Write the words in the table with the correct suffixes –er, –or, –ist or –ian.

4  Complete the sentences with suitable nouns that end in –er, –or, –ist or –ian.

1   If I could work as a ……scientist……, I’d try to find a cure for cancer.

2   If I were a ……………., I wouldn’t eat meat.

3   What would you paint if you were an …………….?

4   She sings and plays the guitar really well. She’d like a career as a ……………. if she could.

5   If Tom wins the championships, he could be a ……………. for the country athletics competition.

6   If my dad wasn’t a football ……………., he’d support some other sport like rugby or basketball.

7   Andrea is so funny. She could be a ……………. if she wanted to be.

8   If Alex was chosen as ……………. for the team, they would surely win the football match.

5  Complete the texts with the words below.

I’d love to be an 1……actor…… in the future, so the chance to be a 2………………. on a film set for the day would be an unforgettable experience!

Henry

If I could choose to do any job for the day, I’d like to be a 3………………. . I love animals, and even if I could just work as a 4………………. at a veterinary surgery for the day, that would be amazing!

Jasmine

I enjoy writing and I’m really into fashion and beauty, so perhaps a job as a 5………………. would be great for me. I could write about my favourite things every day! On the other hand, being a 6………………. would be really cool, too. Anything to do with writing really, and not a nine-to-five job!

Chloe