Question

Read the theory box. Then, complete
each sentence with the correct noun
formed from the words in brackets.
Forming people nouns from verbs/nouns
We use these suffixes to form people nouns from verbs
and nouns:
-er (drive - driver), -or (sail - sailor), -ist (novel-novelist),
-ian (statistics - statistician), -man, -woman or -person
(business - businessperson), -ent (reside - resident)
1 Charles Dickens was a .................. (WRITE).
2 Brad Pitt is a famous ................... (ACT).
3 A ....... ................ (SALES) works in a shop.
4 Leonardo da Vinci was an ................... (ART)
as well as a
...........
(MATHEMATICS)
5 Nelson Mandela was the
(PRESIDE) of South Africa.​

Answer 1

1 Charles Dickens was a writer.

2 Brad Pitt is a famous actor.

3 A salesperson (salesman,saleswoman) works in a shop.

4 Leonardo da Vinci was an artist as well as a mathematician.  

5 Nelson Mandela was the  president of South Africa.​