Monday 17 June 2013


Noun Verb

A/an……
accountant counts money
actor acts
advertiser advertises advertisements
aerobics instructor instructs people about aerobics
aeroplane engineer engineers engines for aeroplanes
aeroplane pilot pilots an aeroplane
anaesthetist anaesthetises patients
animator animates cartoons
announcer announces announcements on TV and radio
auditor audits accounts
baggage handler handles baggage
baker bakes in a bakery
banker banks money in a bank
bartender tends a bar (tends = looks after)
boatbuilder build boats
bookseller sells books
brewer brews beer in a brewery
bricklayer lays bricks
builder builds buildings
building surveyor surveys buildings
butcher butchers meat
buyer buys things
career advisor advises people about careers
carer cares for people that can't take care of themselves
caretaker takes care of a building
carpet fitter fits carpets
clock repairer repairs clocks
coach coaches athletes
coastguard guards the coast
composer composes compositions
computer games designer design games for computers
conductor conducts an orchestra, or a bus
dancer dances
debt collector collects debts
delivery van driver drives a delivery van to deliver products
designer designs designs for web pages
director directs a film, or a company
dressmaker makes dresses
driver drives a vehicle
factory inspector inspects factories
farmer farms a farm
firefighter fights fires
fitness trainer trains people to be fit
footballer plays football with a football on a football pitch
gardener gardens/looks after gardens
glass blower blows glass
groom grooms horses
judge judges criminals
lecturer lectures students in a lecture, in a lecture hall
manager manages the management of something
miner mines coal in a coal mine
nurse nurses old people in a nursing home
painter paints paintings
patient patient is patient in a hospital
philosopher philosophises about philosophical questions 
photographer photographs things to make photographs
plasterer plasters walls with plaster
police officer polices people
producer produces a production (play/film/recording)
programmer programmes programmes for computers
quality controller controls the quality in a quality control dept.
referee referees a game
reporter reports a story
roof tiler tiles tiles on a roof (lays tiles)
sailor sails a ship with sails
sculptor sculpts sculptors/statues
shepherd herds sheep
sound recording engineer engineers the sound on a sound recording
supermarket shelf-filler fills shelves in a supermarket
tailor tailors clothes in a tailoring business
teacher teaches other teachers and students
television company televises/broadcasts television programmes
typist types on a typewriter
urban planner plans urban areas
window cleaner cleans windows
writer writes books

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