Understanding word classes

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A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

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WAHR
FALSCH

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Frage 2 von 10

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Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

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Common
Proper
Abstract
Active
Passive
Collective

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Frage 3 von 10

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Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

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S

W

C

P

E

Y

M

B

F

A

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Frage 4 von 10

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Proper nouns always start with capital letters

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WAHR
FALSCH

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What is the correct definition of a verb?

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A word that describes an action
A word that describes a state of doing, having or being
A word that describes how an action is being done
A word that describes a noun

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Frage 6 von 10

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Klicke auf jeden orangenen Punkt und wähle die korrekte Antwort.

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

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Frage 7 von 10

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Adverbs describe how actions are done

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WAHR
FALSCH

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Frage 8 von 10

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Wähle von der Dropdown-Liste, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

Choose the adverb from the drop-down menus that most vividly describe the verb in each sentence.

1) I laid out the new halyard on deck, flaking it ( neatly, carefully, slowly ) so there were no twists.

2) She threw her arms around her friend, kissed her ( extravagantly, passionately, lightly ), and then ran home.

3) She danced ( ecstatically, gracefully, beautifully )

4) My thoughts raced ( madly., wildly., quickly. )

5) I felt my head spin ( giddily, wildly, madly ) to the point of fainting.

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Frage 9 von 10

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A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

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WAHR
FALSCH

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Extra detail can be added to nouns to create noun phrases. These make writing more interesting. To create noun phrases you need to start with a noun and then add adjectives in front of the noun to describe it. Noun phrases can be extended further by adding phrases after the noun that start with a preposition.

For each of the nouns listed, drag and drop an adjective in front and a phrases after to create an extended noun phrase.

{"24.2978_5.74713":[{"id":6681809,"answer":"alarmingly busy","x":24.2978,"y":5.74713},{"id":6681810,"answer":"busy","x":24.2978,"y":5.74713},{"id":6681811,"answer":"the alarmingly busy","x":24.2978,"y":5.74713}],"24.5606_22.7011":[{"id":6681826,"answer":"the big fluffy","x":24.5606,"y":22.7011},{"id":6681827,"answer":"the big","x":24.5606,"y":22.7011},{"id":6681828,"answer":"fluffy","x":24.5606,"y":22.7011}],"26.0061_44.2529":[{"id":6681857,"answer":"the biggest","x":26.0061,"y":44.2529},{"id":6681858,"answer":"the small","x":26.0061,"y":44.2529},{"id":6681859,"answer":"the large","x":26.0061,"y":44.2529}],"28.5028_61.4943":[{"id":6681877,"answer":"a beautiful, lasting","x":28.5028,"y":61.4943},{"id":6681878,"answer":"a lovely","x":28.5028,"y":61.4943},{"id":6681879,"answer":"an amazing","x":28.5028,"y":61.4943}],"71.604_5.74713":[{"id":6681818,"answer":"near the playground","x":71.604,"y":5.74713},{"id":6681819,"answer":"near the children's playground","x":71.604,"y":5.74713}],"70.8155_21.5517":[{"id":6681850,"answer":"on the sofa","x":70.8155,"y":21.5517},{"id":6681851,"answer":"over there","x":70.8155,"y":21.5517},{"id":6681852,"answer":"under the sofa","x":70.8155,"y":21.5517}],"70.8155_42.2414":[{"id":6681865,"answer":"in the Antarctic","x":70.8155,"y":42.2414},{"id":6681866,"answer":"on the Antarctic","x":70.8155,"y":42.2414},{"id":6681867,"answer":"over the Antarctic","x":70.8155,"y":42.2414}],"30.0797_82.4713":[{"id":6681905,"answer":"the towering white wedding","x":30.0797,"y":82.4713},{"id":6681906,"answer":"the tall wedding","x":30.0797,"y":82.4713},{"id":6681907,"answer":"the white wedding","x":30.0797,"y":82.4713}],"70.6841_61.2069":[{"id":6681890,"answer":"in a place like this","x":70.6841,"y":61.2069},{"id":6681891,"answer":"on a place like this","x":70.6841,"y":61.2069},{"id":6681892,"answer":"through a place like this","x":70.6841,"y":61.2069}],"66.8734_81.8966":[{"id":6681910,"answer":"on the table","x":66.8734,"y":81.8966},{"id":6681911,"answer":"under the table","x":66.8734,"y":81.8966},{"id":6681912,"answer":"in the table","x":66.8734,"y":81.8966}]}

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alarmingly busy

busy

the alarmingly busy

near the playground

near the children's playground

the big fluffy

the big

fluffy

on the sofa

over there

under the sofa

the biggest

the small

the large

in the Antarctic

on the Antarctic

over the Antarctic

a beautiful, lasting

a lovely

an amazing

in a place like this

on a place like this

through a place like this

the towering white wedding

the tall wedding

the white wedding

on the table

under the table

in the table

	Erstellt von Sarah Holmes vor fast 10 Jahre

A quiz of various question types to help learners understanding how the different parts of speech in English work.

Understanding word classes

Understanding word classes

Frage 1 von 10

A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

Wähle eins der folgenden:

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Frage 2 von 10

Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

Wähle eine oder mehr der folgenden:

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Frage 3 von 10

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

Ziehe eine Antwort zum richtigen orangen Punkt.

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Frage 4 von 10

Proper nouns always start with capital letters

Wähle eins der folgenden:

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Frage 5 von 10

What is the correct definition of a verb?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

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Frage 6 von 10

Klicke auf jeden orangenen Punkt und wähle die korrekte Antwort.

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

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Frage 7 von 10

Adverbs describe how actions are done

Wähle eins der folgenden:

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Frage 8 von 10

Wähle von der Dropdown-Liste, um den Text zu vervollständigen.

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Frage 9 von 10

A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

Wähle eins der folgenden:

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Frage 10 von 10

Ziehe eine Antwort zum richtigen orangen Punkt.

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