Word Type Flashcards
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How do you check if a word is a noun?
Put ‘the’ or ‘a’ in front of it. Example: ‘the door’. Nouns name people, places, or things.
How do you check if a word is a verb?
Put ‘to’ in front of it. Example: ‘to skip’. Verbs are action or state words.
How do you check if a word is an adjective?
It goes between ‘the’ and the noun, or describes the noun. Example: ‘the fierce dog’.
How do you check if a word is an adverb?
It describes a verb, often ends in ‘-ly’, and follows the verb. Example: ‘he howled loudly’.
What are pronouns?
Pronouns replace nouns. Examples: I, he, she, it, we, you, they, me, him, her, my, his, her, mine, yours, ours, theirs.
What are prepositions?
Words that show relationships in time, place, or movement. Example: in, on, at, before, after, during, about.
What are movement prepositions?
Words like: to, across, through, into, up, over, down, past, around. They show movement.
What are place prepositions?
Words like: on, in, at, under, over, inside, outside, above, below. They show where something is.
What are conjunctions?
Words that connect two parts of a sentence. Examples: and, or, but, because, if, although, whereas, moreover.
Which word means ‘ugly’ or ‘not nice to look at’?
A. withered B. grotesque C. disgraceful D. unpleasant
grotesque
Which word means ‘willing to obey instructions’?
A. content B. vicarious C. conform D. submissive
submissive
Which word means ‘high opinion of yourself’?
A. harmonious B. overbearing C. conceited D. flamboyant
conceited
Which word means ‘useless or unsuccessful’?
A. thriving B. futile C. fortuitous D. callous
futile
Can a word belong to more than one word type?
Yes! GL loves to test this. Example: ‘light’ can be a noun (the light), an adjective (light bag), or a verb (to light a fire).
What’s a GL trick word like ‘fast’?
‘Fast’ is both an adjective (a fast car) and an adverb (he runs fast). You must check how it’s used in the sentence.
What is the difference between ‘hard’ and ‘hardly’?
‘Hard’ = with effort (He worked hard). ‘Hardly’ = almost not (He hardly worked). GL tests this subtle difference!
How can ‘round’ be more than one word type?
‘Round’ can be:
- Noun: ‘the final round’
- Verb: ‘to round a corner’
- Adjective: ‘a round table’
Check the job it’s doing!
How do you test tricky modifiers like ‘well’ and ‘good’?
‘Good’ is an adjective (She is a good player). ‘Well’ is an adverb (She played well). GL mixes these up in Cloze!
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
She quickly ran into the room.
A. quickly B. ran C. into D. room
A. quickly
Explanation: It describes how she ran — that makes it an adverb.
Which sentence uses ‘light’ as a verb?
A. The light was bright. B. She held the light. C. He will light the candle. D. The room had no light.
C. He will light the candle.
Explanation: ‘Light’ is an action here — it’s being used as a verb.
Which word is an adjective?
A. danced B. heavy C. jumping D. faster
B. heavy
Explanation: ‘Heavy’ describes a noun — that makes it an adjective. GL often mixes in tricky forms like -ing or -er endings.
Which sentence uses ‘hard’ to mean ‘with effort’?
A. He hardly moved. B. He worked hard. C. It was a hard stone. D. He found it hard to sit.
B. He worked hard.
Explanation: This means he worked with effort. The others use ‘hard’ differently.
Which is the correct sentence?
A. She did good in the test. B. She played well in the test. C. She ran good. D. She played good.
B. She played well in the test.
Explanation: ‘Well’ is the correct adverb to describe how she played. GL often uses this in tricky Cloze.
