Starter quiz

  • Match the word class to its meaning.
    • noun
      ⇔
      a naming word for a person, place or thing ✓
    • adjective
      ⇔
      describes a noun ✓
    • verb
      ⇔
      a doing, being or having word ✓
    • adverb
      ⇔
      describes a verb ✓
  • Which words are adjectives in this sentence? 'As the soft snow fell, we stepped into the warm hut'.
    • snow
    • warm  ✓
    • fell
    • soft  ✓
  • Which words are verbs in this sentence? 'As the soft snow fell, we stepped into the warm hut'.
    • fell  ✓
    • as
    • we
    • stepped  ✓
  • Which word in this sentence is an adverb? 'I wanted to go quickly, but Sam refused.'
    • wanted
    • go
    • quickly  ✓
    • refused
  • Which words in this sentence are common nouns? 'We could go straight up the hill, or we could go around the side.'
    • straight
    • hill  ✓
    • around
    • side  ✓
  • What is the order of the word classes in this sentence? 'Sam climbed silently into his warm bed.' You can ignore any words that are not one of the word classes below.
    • 1
      ⇔
      noun
    • 2
      ⇔
      verb
    • 3
      ⇔
      adverb
    • 4
      ⇔
      adjective
    • 5
      ⇔
      noun
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