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By adding the suffix -or to the verb invent we got the noun inventor, which means

‘a person who invents’.

B2. Look at the list of suffi xes and example words formed using them. Add

two more examples of your own for each suffi x.

-ion creation education

-ship hardship relationship

-ness deafness cleverness

-or operator inspector

-er teacher recorder

C Grammar

Talking about Age

To talk about a person’s age we use the kind of expressions highlighted in the
sentences below.

At the age of six he went missing.

I am nine years old.

She is fourteen.

The preposition at is used when we talk about age.

at the age of forty-five not in/on the age of forty-five

at fourteen not in/on fourteen

Age expressions can be used to talk about someone’s age in the past, in the present
or in the future.

past She joined school at the age of six.

present Children join school at the age of six.

future Her children will join school at the age of six.

past Satish was twelve (years old) in 2013.

present Satish is fourteen (years old) now.
future Satish will be sixteen (years old) in 2017.

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