What are word types? quiz

L1 What are word types? quiz Level A 1. Names of months are nouns. A) True B) False 2. Colours can be adjectives or nouns A) True B) False 3. People...
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What are word types? quiz Level A

1. Names of months are nouns. A) True B) False 2. Colours can be adjectives or nouns A) True B) False 3. People's names are nouns. A) True B) False 4. Every noun needs an adjective. A) True B) False 5. Which word type is 'at'? A) preposition B) connective C) adverb 6. Which word type is 'beautiful'? A) adverb B) noun C) adjective 7. Which word type is 'lovely'? A) adverb B) noun C) adjective

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What are word types? quiz 8. Which word type is 'road'? A) adverb B) noun C) verb 9. Which word type is 'because'? A) preposition B) connective C) adjective 10. Which word type is 'drove' A) adverb B) adjective C) verb

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What are word types? quiz Level B

1. Which word is a preposition? How long have you been at college? A) long B) you C) at 2. Which word is a noun? I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. A) never B) such C) sunset 3. Which word is an adverb? Adam rarely talks about his past. A) rarely B) talks C) past 4. Which word is a connective? We haven't got much time so I suggest we start now. A) much B) so C) now 5. Which word is an adjective? I will be happy to help you if I can. A) happy B) help C) can

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What are word types? quiz 6. Which word is a verb? The train pulled in ten minutes early. A) pulled B) ten C) early 7. How many prepositions are there is this sentence? Follow the road up to the church. A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 8. How many nouns are there in this sentence? The train sped through the countryside at 120 miles an hour. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 9. How many adjectives are there in this sentence? The trees start turning brown in the early autumn. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 10. How many verbs are there is this sentence? It's a waste of time to try to persuade Mike to change his mind. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4

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What are word types? quiz Level C

1. Which word can be a verb and a noun? A) train B) platform C) office 2. Which word can be a verb and a noun? A) car B) tree C) park 3. Which word can be an adjective and a noun? A) rug B) silk C) wand 4. Which word can be an adjective and an adverb? A) fast B) lovely C) quick 5. Which word type goes in the gap? I was never good ____ maths at school. A) preposition B) connective C) adverb 6. Which word type goes in the gap? Would you like to go out ___ stay at home. A) preposition B) connective C) adverb 7. Which word type goes in the gap? Linda ____ buys a newspaper on the way to work. A) preposition B) connective C) adverb

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What are word types? quiz 8. Which word type goes in the gap? I hate milky coffee - I prefer it ____ . A) noun B) verb C) adjective 9. Which word type goes in the gap? Ahmed often _____ emails to his parents. A) noun B) verb C) adjective 10. Which word type goes in the gap? I need to get some _____ for lunch. A) noun B) verb C) adjective

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What are word types? quiz Answers Level A

1. Names of months are nouns. The correct answer is: A. True: e.g. January is a cold month.

2. Colours can be adjectives or nouns The correct answer is: A. True e.g. 'Brown is my favourite colour.' and 'I have bought a brown handbag.'

3. People's names are nouns. The correct answer is: A. True e.g. Sara likes swimming.

4. Every noun needs an adjective. The correct answer is: B. False. Adjectives give extra information but are not necessary.

5. Which word type is 'at'? The correct answer is: A. 'At' is a preposition. It shows where something is.

6. Which word type is 'beautiful'? The correct answer is: C. 'Beautiful' is an adjective.

7. Which word type is 'lovely'? The correct answer is: C. 'Lovely' is an adjective.

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What are word types? quiz

8. Which word type is 'road'? The correct answer is: B. 'Road' is a noun.

9. Which word type is 'because'? The correct answer is: B. 'Because' is a connective.

10. Which word type is 'drove' The correct answer is: C. 'Drove' is a verb.

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What are word types? quiz Level B

1. Which word is a preposition? How long have you been at college? The correct answer is: C. 'At' is a preposition.

2. Which word is a noun? I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. The correct answer is: C. 'Sunset' is a noun.

3. Which word is an adverb? Adam rarely talks about his past. The correct answer is: A. 'Rarely' is an adverb.

4. Which word is a connective? We haven't got much time so I suggest we start now. The correct answer is: B. 'So' is a connective.

5. Which word is an adjective? I will be happy to help you if I can. The correct answer is: A. 'Happy' is an adjective.

6. Which word is a verb? The train pulled in ten minutes early. The correct answer is: A. 'Pulled' is a verb.

7. How many prepositions are there is this sentence? Follow the road up to the church. The correct answer is: B. 2 prepositions: ‘up’, ‘to’.

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What are word types? quiz 8. How many nouns are there in this sentence? The train sped through the countryside at 120 miles an hour. The correct answer is: C. 4 nouns: ‘train’, ‘countryside’, ‘miles’, ‘hour’.

9. How many adjectives are there in this sentence? The trees start turning brown in the early autumn. The correct answer is: A. 2 adjectives: ‘brown’, ‘early’.

10. How many verbs are there is this sentence? It's a waste of time to try to persuade Mike to change his mind. The correct answer is: C. 4 verbs: ‘is’ (from it's), ‘try’, ‘persuade’, ‘change’.

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What are word types? quiz Level C

1. Which word can be a verb and a noun? The correct answer is: A. ‘train’: She took the train to Newcastle. (noun) The country needs to train more doctors (verb).

2. Which word can be a verb and a noun? The correct answer is: C. ‘park’: There is a new playground in the park (noun). It's difficult to park in the city centre (verb).

3. Which word can be an adjective and a noun? The correct answer is: B. ‘silk’: Silk is an expensive fabric (noun). She wore a beautiful silk dress (adjective).

4. Which word can be an adjective and an adverb? The correct answer is: A. ‘fast’: Make sure you take the fast train (adjective). Hurry, the new book is selling fast.

5. Which word type goes in the gap? I was never good ____ maths at school. The correct answer is: A. a preposition (at).

6. Which word type goes in the gap? Would you like to go out ___ stay at home. The correct answer is: B. a connective (or).

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What are word types? quiz 7. Which word type goes in the gap? Linda ____ buys a newspaper on the way to work. The correct answer is: C. an adverb (sometimes often, never, always).

8. Which word type goes in the gap? I hate milky coffee - I prefer it ____ . The correct answer is: C. an adjective (black).

9. Which word type goes in the gap? Ahmed often _____ emails to his parents. The correct answer is: B. a verb (sends, writes).

10. Which word type goes in the gap? I need to get some _____ for lunch. The correct answer is: A. a noun (sandwiches, bread, soup etc).

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