Word Classes :) Flashcards
Noun
Name of an object place or person.
Pronoun
Replaces a noun, e.g:
I, he, she, they, we
Concrete noun
Names of things that you can physically see and touch.
Abstract noun
Names of things that you can’t physically see and touch, e.g:
Love, anger, hunger
Adjective e.g:
The happy girl
Describes a noun
Comparative adjective
Compares differences between the two nouns, e.g:
Stronger, angrier, prettier
Superlative adjective
Describes a noun as the most they can be, e.g:
Happiest, fastest, prettiest, funniest
Verb
A doing word or an action, e.g:
Run, think, sing
Auxiliary verb
Used to form the tense of other verbs, e.g:
WAS talking - past tense
IS talking - present tense
Modal verb
Indicates the certainty of the action, e.g:
Should…. might… will…
Adverb
Describes how an action/verb is completed, e.g:
Quickly, slowly, irritatingly, annoyingly
Conjunction
Connective that joins ideas or sentences, e.g:
And… but… if…
Preposition
Indicates physical time or location, e.g:
After..
Before..
During..
Determiner
Used before a noun to show which particular example of the noun you are referring to, e.g:
That..
The..
A..
Intensifier
Used to increase strength or emphasise meaning, e.g:
Too…
Very….
Totally…
Extremely…
Declarative
A statement
Interrogative
A question
Imperative
A command
Exclamation
An expression or a strong feeling
Alliteration
Repetition, consonant sounds
Onomatopoeia
Words imitating sounds
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Metaphor
Saying something is something
Simile
A comparison using…
It was LIKE….
It was AS IF….
