LITERACY - Parts of a Speech

Adjectives are describing words and have different functions including:

• what they showcase

• what they imply

• what they reveal

• all of the above

Generally speaking, adjectives are often used in similes.

• True

• False

The word scrutiny means

• scurrying

• close examination

• peering intently

• a mutiny on a ship

Tick all the adverbs in the following sentence:

The visitor came inside and spoke politely to my mother.

• spoke

• inside

• politely

• visitor

Tick all the prepositions in the following sentence:

The visitor came inside and spoke politely to my mother.

• spoke

• politely

• inside

• mother

What is the prefix in the following words:

archenemy, archduke and archetype

• ar

• arch

• arc

Choose all the comparative adjectives:

• calmest

• calmer

• hotter

• hottest

Does the adverb in the following sentence say how, when or where about the verb?

Linton called excitedly to his friends.

• how

• when

• where

• what

The hikers, with backpacks on their backs, climbed steadily to the base camp,

'Their' refers to:

• hikers

• backpacks

• backs

• base camp

Provide examples of abstract nouns: