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What is the definition of an adjective?

• a naming word for people, places or things

• a word that describes a noun

• a doing or being word

Answer explanation

Adjectives are words that describe a noun. For example, the words 'elated', 'miserable' and 'furious are all adjectives.

What is the correct definition of a noun?

• a naming word for people, places or things

• a word that describes a noun

• a doing or being word

Answer explanation

A noun is a naming word for people, places or things. 'The King' is a proper noun because it is the name of a person.

What is the definition of a verb?

• a naming word for people, places or things

• a word that describes a noun

• a doing, being or having word

Answer explanation

A verb is a doing, being or having word, like 'cry', 'was' or 'ran'.

Match the examples to the correct word class.

• verb

• giggled

• adjective

• angry

• noun

• tears

Answer explanation

The word 'tears' is a noun because they are a thing. The word 'angry' is an adjective because it describes a noun. The word 'giggled' is a verb because it is something you can do.

A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. Select the synonyms for 'happy'.

• joyful

• raging

• merry

• anxious

• bitter

Answer explanation

'Joyful' and 'merry' are synonyms of 'happy'. Other synonyms are 'content' or 'cheery'.

Word pairs are words that often appear together. Match the word pairs together that make the most sense.

• raging

• speechless

• flustered

• waiter

• contented

• smile

• totally

• temper

Answer explanation

'Raging temper', 'flustered waiter', 'contented smile' and 'totally speechless' are all word pairs.