Word Classes

Question 1

Abstract Noun

Answer 1

A thing that you can’t touch (hope, joy, pain)

Question 2

Concrete Noun

Answer 2

A thing that you can touch (table, dog, apple)

Question 3

Proper Noun

Answer 3

The name of a place, person, festival or important word (Spain, Bible, Christmas, Lizzy)

Question 4

Collective Noun

Answer 4

A group of things (herd, flock, pack)

Question 5

Imperative Verb

Answer 5

A command word (Do this, Run over there)

Question 6

Dynamic Verb

Answer 6

An action/ doing word (run, sit, eat)

Question 7

Auxiliary (modal) Verb

Answer 7

Shows a level of certainty or politeness (could, should, would)

Question 8

Stative Verb

Answer 8

A state of being (believe, hate, resent)

Question 9

Possessive Pronoun

Answer 9

Shows belonging (1st-My,mine / 2nd- your,yours / 3rd- his,hers)

Question 10

Personal Pronoun

Answer 10

Instead of someone’s name (1st-me,I / 2nd-you / 3rd-him,he,she.her)

Question 11

Reflexive Pronoun

Answer 11

Ends in -self (1st-myself, 2nd-yourself, 3rd-himself,herself)

Question 12

Relative Pronoun

Answer 12

Introduces a relative clause (my mum, WHO is a nurse…)

Question 13

Interrogative Pronoun

Answer 13

A question word (who, what, why)

Question 14

Demonstrative Pronoun

Answer 14

Demonstrates where something is

Question 15

proximal demonstrative pronoun

Answer 15

This (close)

Question 16

distal demonstrative pronoun

Answer 16

That (far)