Red
Name the pronoun(s)?
He has gone to lunch with his best friend.
he, his
Say the article(s).
She went to Disney World and rode all the rides!
the
Say the verb(s)
On Saturdays I eat Pizza and play computer games.
eat, play
Name the adjective(s) in the sentence?
There was a strong and cold wind blowing.
strong, cold
Name the noun(s) in the sentence.
There's a little boy in front of our house.
boy, house
Name the preposition(s)
They arrived at the airport on time.
at, on
What part of speech is the underlined, bold word?
They wanted to hire him, but he didn't want to work with them.
pronoun
What part of speech is the underlined, bold word?
If you don’t want something, then it is expensive at any price.
adjective
How many conjunctions are there? Name them.
She ate quickly and quietly, but she could not finish the salad or the rice during the break.
three (and, but, or)
Name the adverb(s) in the sentence.
Men who work hard enjoy their life fully.
hard, fully
What are verbs?
Words that show action or a state of being.
How many prepositions are there? Name them.
sometimes, pen, on, after, never, next to, usually
three (on, after, next to)
How many conjunctions are there? Name them.
occasionally, and, but, begin, quick, or, although
four (and, but, or, although)
How many adverbs are there? Name them.
My friendly, white, furry dog barked happily at me.
one (happily)
What part of speech is through?
We drove the car through the city and jumped out at the train station.
preposition
How many pronouns are there? Name them.
The 'weatherwoman' said that we will have snow on Christmas, but she didn't mention anything about Santa's arrival.
we, she
Choose the odd one out (hint: part of speech)
a) well
b) great
c) excellent
d) friendly
a) well
Well is an adverb, the rest are adjectives.
Say the adjective(s).
My red and blue socks help my tiny feet stay warm when I am travelling by bus.
red, blue, tiny, warm
In this sentence the adjective "warm" describes the subject of the sentence and not the verb which is why an adverb is not possible.
How do you form the present continuous?
With the auxiliary verb "to be" (conjugated) and the main verb in the present participle form.
I am dancing.
What are conjunctions used for?
They connect ideas / sentences.
Choose the odd one out:
a) deny
b) promise
c) consider
d) belong
c) consider
All other verbs are stative verbs.
Choose the correct tense and reason it:
a) You can't see Tim now; he has a bath.
b) You can't see Tim now; he's having a bath.
b) We use the present continuous for actions in progress now or 'around now'.
The verb have is a stative verb only when it means 'to own' 'to possess'. It is a dynamic or action verb with other meanings: have a nap, have a shower, have dinner, etc.
Present continuous:
When do we double the consonant before adding -ing (e.g. sit --> sitting?)
Verbs with one syllable, ending in one vowel and one consonant, e.g.
sit --> sitting
hit --> hitting
drop --> dropping
Choose the correct tense and reason your choice:
a) Languages disappear very fast. Half of the worlds languages will disapear by 2100.
b) Languages are disappearing very fast. Half of the worlds languages will disappear by 2100.
b) We use the present continuous to talk about situations that are changing or developing.
Say the verb(s).
fast, clean, robot, quiet, might, is, serious, feeling, fasten
clean, might, is, feeling, fasten
Present simple, 3rd person singular:
When do we change a -y ending to -ie before adding "s" (e.g. cry --> cries)?
When there is another consonant before the y.
fly --> flies
cry --> cries
but
buy --> buys
destroy --> destroys
Choose the odd one out (signal words):
a) look
b) tomorrow
c) listen
d) while
e) frequently
e) frequently
Frequently is an adverb of frequency -> present simple, the rest are signal words for the present continuous.
Name four verbs that describe a mental or emotional state.
love, hate, believe, like, dislike, doubt, imagine, know, realize, recognize, remember, suppose, understand, want wish
Choose the right tense and reason your choice:
a) You look worried. What do you think?
b) You look worried. What are you thinking?
b) Think is a stative verb when it means 'believe', but it's a dynamic verb when it refers to the mental process of thinking.
Which sentence is correct and why?
a) I promise here and now that I will come to your birthday party!
b) I am promising here and now that I will come to your birthday party!
a) is correct because promise is a stative verb.
Choose the odd one out and give reasons for your choice (parts of speech):
a) She offers some friendly advice.
b) He is quite handsome.
c) My dog is incredibly happy to get his dinner.
d) Jackie always puts other before herself.
a) It's the only sentence with no adverb (friendly = adjective).
The other sentences contain adverbs (quite, incredibly and always).
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
The adverb form of the adjective "pretty" is ______.
a) prittyful
b) prittyness
c) prittily
d) prettily
e) prettier
Option D "prettily" is the correct answer. The adverb is formed by adding the suffix "ly" to the adjective "pretty."
The rooms are simply but prettily furnished.
State whether true or false and reason your choice:
An adverb can be used in the same form as an adjective.
True
Some adverbs also function as adjectives in the same form. For example: fast, late, just etc.
She is a fast swimmer. (fast - adjective; modifies the noun "swimmer")
She swims fast. (fast - adverb; modifies the verb "swims")
How many verbs do we use for negated questions in the present simple tense and what are these verb forms called?
We use two verbs: The auxiliary verb "to do" and the main verb in the base form.
Don't you sometimes watch the show?
Choose the odd one out (all of them are verbs) and reason your choice:
a) believe
b) see
c) think
d) taste
e) be
a) believe
All are stative verbs, but see, think, taste and be can function as action verb as well depending on the context.