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Parts of Speech Flashcards

Revise the definitions of parts of speech and practise identifying parts of speech

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What is a noun?

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A name or label for a thing (e.g. ‘cat’)

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What is a verb?

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A word that expresses action - a ‘doing’ word (e.g. running)

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What is an adjective?

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A word that adds information to a noun (e.g. a GREEN cat)

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What is an adverb?

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A word that adds information to a verb (e.g. I ran FAST)

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What is an auxiliary verb?

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A verb that ‘helps’ a main verb by showing tense (the time the main verb took place) (e.g. I WILL go)

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What is an article?

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A special type of adjective - the/a/an

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What is a preposition?

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A word that shows a position or a relationship (e.g. with, under, on, after)

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What is an interjection?

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A word that isn’t any other part of speech and is usually used in conversation to add emphasis (e.g. Oh! Aha! Hmmm…)

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that joins two sentences together (e.g. and, but, nor)

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What is a concrete noun?

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A thing that can be perceived by our five senses (touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing) or a scientific instrument (e.g. cat, gravity)

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What is an abstract noun?

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A thing that cannot be perceived through our five senses (touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing) or a scientific instrument (e.g. love, happiness)

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What is a common noun?

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A specific type of concrete noun. It is the general name for a thing (e.g. a book, a dog, a school, a teacher)

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What is a proper noun?

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A specific type of concrete noun. It is the specific name for a thing (e.g. Lord of the Rings, Auckland Grammar School, Miss Forster)

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What part of speech is: RAT?

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Common Noun

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What part of speech is: BY?

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Preposition

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16
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What part of speech is: JOGGING?

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Verb

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What part of speech is: i HAD gone?

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Auxiliary Verb

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What part of speech is: an ANGRY cat?

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Adjective

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What part of speech is: i ran FAST?

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Adverb

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What part of speech is: IN?

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Preposition

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21
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What part of speech is: BECAUSE?

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Conjunction

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What part of speech is: AHA?

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Interjection

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What part of speech is: UMM?

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Interjection

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24
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What part of speech is: OH?

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Interjection

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25
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What part of speech is: WOW!

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Interjection

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What part of speech is: SWAM?

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Verb

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What part of speech is: JUMP?

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Verb

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28
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What part of speech is: i AM?

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Verb

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29
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What part of speech is: HAVE?

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Verb

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30
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What part of speech is: HAD?

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Verb

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What part of speech is: SLEEP?

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Verb

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What part of speech is: STUDY?

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Verb

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33
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What part of speech is: WILL?

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Auxiliary Verb

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What part of speech is: MIGHT?

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Auxiliary Verb

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What part of speech is: DO?

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Verb

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36
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What part of speech is: GO?

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Verb

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What part of speech is: WANDER?

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Verb

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38
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What part of speech is: MURDER?

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Verb or Noun (like a ‘murder of crows’)

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What part of speech is: DREAM?

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Verb or Abstract Noun

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40
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What part of speech is: HAVE gone?

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Auxiliary Verb

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41
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What part of speech is: DID go?

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Auxiliary Verb

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42
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What part of speech is: WILL be

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Auxiliary Verb

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43
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What part of speech is: MIGHT see

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Auxiliary Verb

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44
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What part of speech is: COULD help?

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Auxiliary Verb

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45
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What part of speech is: a SMALL boy?

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Adjective

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46
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What part of speech is: TEN bottles?

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Adjective

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47
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What part of speech is: a PORTUGESE sailor?

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Adjective

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48
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What part of speech is: a TAME animal?

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Adjective

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49
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What part of speech is: a LONG sleep?

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Adjective

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50
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What part of speech is: TWO dogs?

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Adjective

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51
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What part of speech is: THIS bed?

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Adjective

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52
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What part of speech is: a HARD-WORKING student?

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Adjective

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53
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What part of speech is: a GOOD book?

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Adjective

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54
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What part of speech is: wandering SLOWLY?

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Adverb

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55
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What part of speech is: he slept SOUNDLY?

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Adverb

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56
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What part of speech is: QUICKLY jogging?

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Adverb

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57
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What part of speech is: he hoped VAINLY?

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Adverb

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58
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What part of speech is: she dreamed VIVIDLY?

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Adverb

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59
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What part of speech is: cried LOUDLY?

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Adverb

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60
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What part of speech is: He was NICE?

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Adjective

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61
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What part of speech is: He was being NICE?

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Adverb

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62
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What part of speech is: FOR?

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Conjunction

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63
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What part of speech is: AND?

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Conjunction

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What part of speech is: NOR?

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Conjunction

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65
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What part of speech is: BUT?

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Conjunction

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66
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What part of speech is: OR?

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Conjunction

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67
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What part of speech is: SO?

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Conjunction

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68
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What part of speech is: BECAUSE?

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Conjunction

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69
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What part of speech is: THEREFORE?

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Conjunction

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70
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What part of speech is: ALTHOUGH?

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Conjunction

71
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What part of speech is: OVER?

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Preposition

72
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What part of speech is: THROUGH?

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Preposition

73
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What part of speech is: UNDER?

A

Preposition

74
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What part of speech is: WITH?

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Preposition

75
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What part of speech is: OF?

A

Preposition

76
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What part of speech is: AT?

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Preposition

77
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What part of speech is:UNTIL?

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Preposition

78
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What part of speech is: INTO?

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Preposition

79
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What part of speech is: UPON?

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Preposition

80
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What part of speech is: BETWEEN?

A

Preposition

81
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What part of speech is: WITHIN?

A

Preposition

82
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What part of speech is: THE?

A

Definite Article

83
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What part of speech is: A?

A

Indefinite Article

84
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What part of speech is: AN?

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Indefinite Article

85
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What part of speech is: LOVE?

A

Abstract Noun

86
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What part of speech is: FREEDOM?

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Abstract Noun

87
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What part of speech is: HAPPINESS?

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Abstract Noun

88
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What part of speech is: LONELINESS?

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Abstract Noun

89
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What part of speech is: HOPE?

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Abstract Noun

90
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What part of speech is: FEAR?

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Abstract Noun

91
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What part of speech is: FASHION?

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Abstract Noun

92
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What part of speech is: IMAGINATION?

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Abstract Noun

93
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What part of speech is: MAGIC?

A

Abstract Noun

94
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What part of speech is: DOG?

A

Common Noun

95
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What part of speech is: VEGETABLE?

A

Common Noun

96
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What part of speech is: BOOK?

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Common Noun

97
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What part of speech is: LAWN?

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Common Noun

98
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What part of speech is: ANIMAL?

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Common Noun

99
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What part of speech is: CAMERA?

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Common Noun

100
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What part of speech is: PEN?

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Common Noun

101
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What part of speech is: INK?

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Common Noun

102
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What part of speech is: PAGE?

A

Common Noun

103
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What part of speech is: AIR NEW ZEALAND?

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Proper Noun

104
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What part of speech is: JACINDA ARDERN?

A

Proper Noun

105
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What part of speech is: THE UNITED NATIONS?

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Proper Noun

106
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What part of speech is: LONDON?

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Proper Noun

107
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What part of speech is: JAPAN?

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Proper Noun

108
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What part of speech is: JK ROWLING?

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Proper Noun

109
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What part of speech is: SKY TELEVISION?

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Proper Noun

110
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What part of speech is: THE ALL BLACKS?

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Proper Noun

111
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What part of speech is: AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL?

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Proper Noun

112
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What part of speech is: STEVEN?

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Proper Noun

113
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What part of speech is: CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE WINTER SOLDIER?

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Proper Noun

114
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What part of speech is: TELEVISION?

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Common Noun

115
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What part of speech is: CLASSROOM?

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Common Noun

116
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What part of speech is: STOOL?

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Common Noun

117
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What part of speech is: MUSHROOM?

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Common Noun

118
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What part of speech is: CHAIR?

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Common Noun

119
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What part of speech is: TABLE?

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Common Noun

120
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What part of speech is: GUN?

A

Common Noun

121
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What part of speech is: WHITEBOARD?

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Common Noun

122
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What part of speech is: DICTIONARY?

A

Common Noun

123
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What part of speech is: THE THRONE OF ENGLAND?

A

Proper Noun

124
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What part of speech is: THE SUPREME COURT?

A

Proper Noun

125
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What part of speech is: KYLIE JENNER?

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Proper Noun

126
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What part of speech is: INSTAGRAM?

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Proper Noun

127
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What part of speech is: JUPITER?

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Proper Noun

128
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What part of speech is: XBOX?

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Proper Noun

129
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What part of speech is: HELIUM?

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Proper Noun

130
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What part of speech is: a SECRET plan?

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Adjective

131
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What part of speech is: a STABLE table?

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Adjective

132
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What part of speech is: a CLOSE family member?

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Adjective

133
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What part of speech is: TWENTY students?

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Adjective

134
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What part of speech is: MANY cats?

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Adjective

135
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What part of speech is: an OLDER man?

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Adjective

136
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What part of speech is: the BEST dog?

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Adjective

137
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What part of speech is: a BETTER choice?

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Adjective

138
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What part of speech is: a STUDIOUS professor?

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Adjective

139
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What part of speech is: a HELPLESS puppy?

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Adjective

140
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What part of speech is: a WHITE flower?

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Adjective

141
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What part of speech is: the STRONGEST man?

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Adjective

142
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What part of speech is: running SLOWLY?

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Adverb

143
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What part of speech is: sleep SOUNDLY?

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Adverb

144
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What part of speech is: go FAST?

A

Adverb

145
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What part of speech is: applied himself ENERGETICALLY?

A

Adverb

146
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What part of speech is: lay about LAZILY?

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Adverb

147
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What part of speech is: unite EAGERLY?

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Adverb

148
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What part of speech is: argue AGGRESSIVELY?

A

Adverb

149
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What part of speech is: think FURIOUSLY?

A

Adverb

150
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What part of speech is: write PASSIONATELY?

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Adverb

151
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What part of speech is: THE dog?

A

Definite Article

152
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What part of speech is: THE teacher?

A

Definite Article

153
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What part of speech is: THE book?

A

Definite Article

154
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What part of speech is: A cat?

A

Indefinite Article

155
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What part of speech is: A skull?

A

Indefinite Article

156
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What part of speech is: AN argument?

A

Indefinite Article

157
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What part of speech is: AN aardvark?

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Indefinite Article

158
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What part of speech is: AN awesome event?

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Indefinite Article

159
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What part of speech is: THE ice cream?

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Definite Article

160
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What part of speech is: THE ocean?

A

Definite Article

161
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What part of speech is: BECAUSE?

A

Conjunction

162
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What part of speech is: WHILE?

A

Conjunction

163
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What part of speech is: THEREFORE?

A

Conjunction

164
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What part of speech is: AS?

A

Conjunction

165
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What part of speech is: BUT?

A

Conjunction

166
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What part of speech is: OR?

A

Conjunction

167
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What part of speech is: BENEATH?

A

Preposition

168
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What part of speech is: IN?

A

Preposition

169
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What part of speech is: OVER?

A

Preposition

170
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What part of speech is: WITHIN?

A

Preposition

171
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What part of speech is: INSIDE?

A

Preposition

172
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What part of speech is: BESIDE?

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Preposition

173
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What part of speech is: OUTSIDE?

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Preposition

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