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Teaching Master ES 2–5 Back to Student Version Boss of the Plains

Suffixes -er, -or, and -ist

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-er
-or someone who
-ist

1. Anya survived the shipwreck. Anya is a survivor.

2. Zack plays the guitar. Zack is a guitarist.
3. Eric acts in plays. Eric is an actor.
4. Dennis writes the plays. Dennis is a writer.
5. Marika inspects buildings. Marika is a
building inspector.

6. Mohammed is someone who practices science.

Mohammed is a scientist .

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7. James is someone who designs magazines.
James is a magazine designer .

8. Anne is someone who reports for a newspaper.

Anne is a newspaper reporter .

9. Trisha is someone who operates a telephone.

Trisha is a telephone operator .
TMES 2–5 Grade 4 Theme 2: American Stories
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Name

Suffixes -er, -or, and -ist

Complete the chart below using the -er, -or, and -ist endings.

Someone who… …is called a(n)

1. runs runner

2. teaches teacher

3. makes art artist

4. sails sailor

5. drives driver

6. plays piano pianist

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7. swims swimmer

8. directs a movie director

Grade 4 Theme 2: American Stories PMES 2–5

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Teaching Master ES 2–6 Back to Student Version Boss of the Plains

Making Generalizations
A generalization is a statement that is true most of the
time. It often uses words such as all, few, often, some,
rarely, never, always, many, or most.

A tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees that

gets a lot of rain. Some rain forests get over 250 inches
of rain in one year! Rain forests are always warm. The
temperature rarely goes over 93 degrees or drops below
68 degrees. Rain forests remain green all year long. The
tallest trees block out much of the light below. Most rain
forests are near the equator. Tropical rain forests have
more species, or types, of plants and animals in them
than any other places in the world.

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Question: What are most rain forests like?

Details Generalization
lots of rain, always warm, tall Most rain forests
trees, blocked light, more are hot, dark, green,
types of wildlife than any and wet with lots
other places in the world of wildlife.

TMES 2–6 Grade 4 Theme 2: American Stories

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Name

Making Generalizations
Read the paragraph and fill out the generalization chart below.
Many tropical rain forests are in danger. They may be cut
down by people who want to use the land for farming, mining,
or building. In some countries, there are now so many people,
that they need more land for cities. In other places, people cut
down the forests for the wood from the trees.

Question: Why are rain forests in danger?

Details Generalization
cut down for farming, Many rain forests may
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mining, building, log- be cut down because

ging, to make room some people want to
for lots of people use the land or trees.

Grade 4 Theme 2: American Stories PMES 2–6