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-er
(ur)one who
Latin suffix for a person who does something. A teacher teaches; a builder builds.
suffixLatin
Build, break, makeExample words
teacher
one who teaches
writer
one who writes
builder
one who builds
Who it is for
Grades served: 4, 5
Level 1Level 1 holds the word parts students meet first. Level 3 holds the ones that turn up in harder reading.
Related roots
Build, break, make. Roots about building, breaking, joining, and making things.
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