Verbs
What is a verb?
An "action" word. A word used to describe something you do, or state of being (exist).
This is as light as a feather, yet no man can hold it for long. What am I?
A breath
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that tells us something about a noun. It describes or modifies, and gives us more information about a noun.
The UK is short for....
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is the correct form of the verb "to be" in this sentence:
Tommy and Andy .... best friends.
Are.
Tommy and Andy are best friends.
What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you?
Your name
Conjugate (gradbøy) this adjective: Warm.
Warm-warmer-warmest.
Which countries make up the UK?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Articles are words we use in front of nouns, that define a noun as specific or unspecific. There are three articles in English, what are these?
The, a, an
What is an irregular verb?
A verb that doesn't follow the pattern or the rules of "regular verbs". They don't have the conventional -ed ending in the past tense, but are conjugated differently.
What room do ghosts avoid?
The living room
Some adjectives are very long, and has to be conjugated in a certain way. For example interesting. How do we conjugate (gradbøye) interesting?
We use more and most in front of long words.
Interesting- more interesting- (the)most interesting.
Which country in the UK is the largest?
England
Should we use a or an in this sentence?
I would like ..... apple, please.
Explain your answer.
an.
We use an before nouns that begin with a vowel sound.
What is the past simple (preteritum) form of the verb "to bring"?
Brought.
For example: I brought him a cup of milk yesterday.
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
Yesterday, today and tomorrow
Some adjectives are irregular. For example good. How do we conjugate (gradbøye) good?
Good-better-(the) best.
The capital of Wales is called...?
Cardiff
What is the plural form (flertallsformen) of the word thief?
thieves.
What is the past tense form of this text:
Betty is from Ireland and lives in Belfast. She speaks English with an Irish accent. Betty loves to read.
Betty was from Ireland and lived in Belfast. She spoke English with an Irish accent. Betty loved to read.
I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire
Find all the adjectives in this sentence:
Mary-Jane has blue eyes, and long, dark hair. She is quite small and seems to be very intelligent. She is the best in class.
blue, long, dark, small, intelligent, best.
Which word is missing in this sentence:
In Wales there are four times as many ...... as people!
sheep
What is an adverb? Give one example of an adverb.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb. For example quickly.