Test: Words ending in er
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faster
sharper
lighter
smoother
baker
driver
dancer
rider
runner
swimmer
teacher
daughter
lawyer
writer
manager
publisher
anger
answer
deliver
helicopter
About this word list ▼
About this word list ▲
When the schwa sound appears at the end of a word, it is sometimes spelled with the letters er. The schwa sound is a neutral vowel sound, like a soft uh sound.
In English, we often add the suffix er to a word to describe a person who or thing that performs a particular action. For example, a teacher is someone who teaches, and a baker is someone who bakes.
This pattern is also used to form adjectives that are used to compare two things based on a particular quality. For instance, bigger is used to describe something that is a larger size than something else.
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Learn more in Unit 25. Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, re, a and -ery, -ary