Word formation - Part of Speech

UEC Word Forms​

Parts of Speech

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Circle the four types of answers tested in UEC word form.

*Nouns always come before verbs and after verbs.

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Nouns are usually in these positions:

1) a/an/the ___              

2) adjective ___              

3) Possessive (my, your, her, John’s) __ 

4) have ___                    

5) ___ Verb

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​Nouns for things ：

-ment; -ity; -ness; -ion​​

Nouns for people ：

-er; -or; -ist

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Nouns 名词

Multiple Choice

Which word is NOUN?

• Student

• Sleep

• Slow

• In

Multiple Choice

We can change these verbs : 'move', and 'entertain' into nouns by adding the suffix...

• -ment

• -ion

• -ity

• -ness

Multiple Choice

What words in the sentence below are nouns?

The balloon flew high in the sky and popped.

• sky, and

• flew, popped

• balloon, sky

• high, in

​*Verbs show the action or state of being in a sentence.​

​*EVERY sentence MUST have a verb!

Verbs are usually in these positions:

1) Subject ___       

2) Adverb ___         

3) can/should/might/must ___     

4) didn’t/don’t ___     

5) to ___                        ​

​Verb 动词

​Suffix

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Multiple Choice

Which word is VERB?

• water

• flowers

• beautiful

• children

Multiple Choice

He says he'll help us, but I don't believe what he says.

• adverb

• noun

• preposition

• verb

*Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, and things).

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*Adjectives are usually in these positions:

1) am/is/are/was/were ___​

2) ___ noun​

3) very ___​

4)​ adverb ___

5) a/an/the ___ noun​

Adjective 形容词

Multiple Choice

A word describes a noun or a pronoun

• Interjection

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

“Taylor Swift is a very attractive singer.”  

Which word is an ADJECTIVE?

• Taylor Swift

• very

• attractive

• singer

*Adverbs describe verbs or adjectives.

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*Usually, you add -ly to the adjective to make an adverb (but not always!)

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*​Suffix: -ward, -wise

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Adverb 副词

Multiple Choice

Which word is Adverb?

• Peter

• carefully

• drive

• red

​Let's take a quiz!

Multiple Choice

'friendship', 'relationship', 'partnership' are

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'selfish', 'childish', 'stylish' are

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'effective', 'active', 'passive' are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'economy', 'beauty', 'university' are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'simplify', 'beautify', 'certify' are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'musical', 'social', 'natural' are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

'development', 'entertainment', 'achievement' are

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• a

Multiple Choice

'neighbourhood', 'brotherhood', 'adulthood' are ...

• nouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• adverbs

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

We need to find a __________ to the problem as soon as possible. (solve)

• solution

• solve

• solvable

• insoluble

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

Air-conditioning is a ___________ if you live somewhere like the south of Spain. (necessary)

• necessarily

• unnecessarily

• necessity

• unnecessary

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

Don't be afraid of the dog. He's absolutely __________ . (harm)

• harmful

• harmless

• harmlessly

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

Eating turkey on Thanksgiving is an age-old .....................

• tradition

• traditional

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

I don't like sport because I’m not a very _____ person. (COMPETE)

• compete

• competition

• competitive

• competitor

Fill in the Blank

Patricia's very __________ . She writes short stories, paints and makes mosaics. (create)