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Synomyms and anthonyms What are Synonyms? Synonyms are different words with identical or at least similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. An example of synonyms are the words car and automobile, or announcement and declaration. What is a slang term for English jail? What is the antonym for Buick? What is the antonym for blueprint? What is the antonym for decree? What is another word for outside? What is the synonym of provisional? What is the antonym for viewpoint? What word has the same meaning as alternate and uses the root word alter-? What is the synonym for astonished? What is the opposite of homeostasis? What are some synonyms for ironic? What is the antonym of stupify? What is the 3 synonyms of flex? What are synonyms and antonyms of flex? What is a antonym for quotient? What are antonyms and synonyms for jazz? What word is an antonym for congress? 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The following antonym list (opposites) are presented alphabetically, as groups. Each group generally goes from easier to more difficult words. So, if you're looking for an antonym list for kids, they're the first words of each letter. If you're looking for more proficient-level antonyms, they're towards the end of each letter group. Good luck and good retention! absence presence accept refuse accurate inaccurate advantage disadvantage alive dead always never ancient modern answer question, query approval disapproval approached receded, departed abundant scarce admit deny advance retreat, retire artificial natural arrival departure ascend descend attack defense attractive repulsive attention inattention asleep awake ally enemy agree disagree bad good backward forward, onward bend straighten beautiful ugly beginning ending below above bent straight big small, little blunt sharp better worse best worst blame praise bless curse bitter sweet borrow lend bravery cowardice build destroy, demolish bold timid, meek bright dull broad narrow clear vague, cloudy careful rush, careless calm troubled capable incapable captivity freedom, liberty cellar attic cheap dear, expensive close distant clever stupid cold hot combine separate clockwise anti-clockwise correct incorrect conceal reveal come go common rare comfort discomfort courage cowardice cruel kind courteous discourteous, rude cunning simple dainty clumsy danger safety dark light deep shallow decrease increase definite indefinite demand supply despair hope disappear appear disease health discourage encourage dismal cheerful doctor patient dry wet dull clear, bright dusk dawn early late easy difficult ebb flow East West economise waste encourage discourage entrance exit employer employee empty full excited calm end beginning expand contract expensive inexpensive, cheap export import exterior interior external internal fail succeed false true feeble sturdy, strong, powerful foolish wise fast slow few many famous unknown forelegs hind legs fat thin find lose first last freedom captivity fold unfold frequent seldom forget remember found lost fresh stale friend enemy fortunate unfortunate frank secretive full empty generous mean gentle rough gather distribute glad sorry gloomy cheerful giant dwarf, pygmy granted refused great minute, small, little guardian ward guest host guilty innocent happy sad, miserable hard soft harmful harmless hasten dawdle hate love healthy unhealthy, ill, diseased here there heavy light height depth hero coward hill valley horizontal vertical hinder aid, help honest dishonest humble proud hunger thirst imitation genuine immense tiny, minute imprison free include exclude increase decrease inhabited uninhabited inferior superior inside outside intelligent unintelligent, stupid inhale exhale interior exterior, outside interesting uninteresting, dull internal external intentional accidental join separate junior senior justice injustice king subject knowledge ignorance laugh cry lawful unlawful lazy industrious, energetic land sea landlord tenant large little, small last first lawyer client lecturer student lender borrower lengthen shorten left right less more light dark, heavy like dislike, unlike likely unlikely leader follower little large, much, big lofty lowly long short loud soft loss find, win low high loyal disloyal mad sane magnetize demagnetize master servant mature immature maximum minimum me you merry mirthless, sad minority majority miser spendthrift misunderstand understand narrow wide near far, distant neat untidy new old night day noisy quiet North South obedient disobedient odd even offer refuse open shut optimist pessimist out in parent child past present patient impatient peace war permanent temporary please displease plentiful scarce poetry prose possible impossible poverty wealth powerful feeble, weak polite impolite, rude private public prudent imprudent pretty unsightly, ugly pure impure qualified unqualified rapid slow regularly irregularly rich poor right wrong, left rigid pliable, soft rough smooth satisfactory unsatisfactory security insecurity scatter collect serious trivial second-hand new sense nonsense shopkeeper customer singular plural simple complicated slim thick, stout solid liquid sober drunk speaker listener sour sweet sorrow joy sow reap stand lie straight crooked strong weak success failure sunny cloudy take give tall short tame wild teacher pupil thick thin tight slack, loose top bottom transparent opaque truth untruth, lie up down vacant occupied valuable valueless victory defeat virtue vice visible invisible voluntary compulsory vowel consonant wax wane wisdom folly within without In other words, they focus on just one type. I've decided to include both Latin and Greek here. Moreover, I've provided the prefix suffix as they appear along with a short definition and description of the usages of each. At the bottom of this page there are links to more pages with prefixes and suffixes plus a link to a suffixes page. Prefix ab,abs Meaning Usage from, away from abduct lead away, kidnap, abjure renounce ad, ac, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at to, forward accord agreement, harmony, affliction cause by distress, aggregation collection, annexation addition, appease bring toward peace, arraignment indictment, assumption arrogance, taking for granted, attendance presence, the persons present ambi both ambiguous of double meaning, ambivalent having two conflicting emotions an, a without anarchy lack of government, amoral without morals ante before antecedent preceding event or word, antediluvian ancient anti against, opposite antipathy hatred, antithetical exactly opposite arch chief, first archetype original, archbishop chief bishop be over, thoroughly bedaub smear over, befuddle confuse thoroughly bi two bicameral composed of two houses, biennial every two years cata down catastrophe disaster, cataract waterfall, catapult hurl circum around circumnavigate sail around, circumspect cautious, circumscribe limit com, co, col, con, cor with, together combine merge with, coeditor joint editor, collateral subordinate, connected, conference meeting, corroborate confirm contra, contro against contravene conflict with, controversy dispute de down, away debase lower in value, decadence deterioration demi partly, half demigod partly divine being di two dichotomy into two parts, dilemma choice between two bad alternatives dia across diagonal across a figure, diameter distance across a circle dis, dif not, apart discord lack of harmony, differ disagree dys faulty, bad dysfunctional not functioning properly ex, e out exit, exodus, emit give off something beyond, outside extracurricular beyond the curriculum, extraterritorial beyond a nation’s bounds, extrovert person interested in external objects and actions extra, extro Euphemism Examples fib for lie villa or mansion for house (compare dysphemisms: hovel, shack) correctional facility for prison (compare dysphemism: slammer) sleep (with) for have sex (with) (compare dysphemisms: bang, fuck) pass away for die vertically challenged for short (physical stature; compare dysphemisms: midget, dwarf) enhanced interrogation for torture Euphemisms Ample proportions Armed intervention Asleep with Jesus Batting for the other side Be excused (Meaning) Between jobs Big boned Bite the dust Blow chunks (Meaning) Bought the farm Breathe one's last Broad in the beam Brown trousers Built for comfort not speed Bun in the oven - A (Meaning) Carey Street - On (Meaning/Origin) Carnal knowledge (Meaning) Cash in your chips Cement shoes Change into your brown trousers Chutney ferret Collateral damage (Meaning) Colour up (Meaning) Come to Jesus Comfort women Concrete shoes Cor blimey (Meaning/ Origin) Cross over to the other side Dear John Depart this life Departed - The Differently abled (Meaning/Origin) Do your business (Meaning) Dropped off the perch Economical with the truth (Meaning/Origin) Eff off (Meaning) Eternal rest Ethnic cleansing Fall asleep (Meaning) Fate worse than death (Meaning) Full figured Gardening leave Gentleman friend Get your leg over Give up the ghost Go all the way Go down for the third time Go over to the other side (Meaning) Gordon Bennett! (Meaning/Origin) Hankie pankie (Meaning) Happy event - A (Meaning) Have it away (Meaning) Hide the sausage Hot to trot House of ill repute - A (Meaning) In an interesting condition (Meaning/Origin) In reduced circumstances (Meaning) In the club (Meaning/Origin) In the family way (Meaning) In trouble (Meaning) It fell off the back of a lorry (Meaning) Kick the bucket (Meaning/Origin) Knee trembler Knocked up (Meaning) Baby blues Baby boomer Baby father Back of beyond - The Back-seat driver Back the field Back to basics Back to square one Back to the drawing board Backroom boy Bacon - Bring home the Bad books Bad egg Bad hair day Badgered to death Bag and baggage Baker's dozen Balance of power - The Balance of trade - The Bald as a coot Bale out/bail out Knocking shop Lady of the night - A (Meaning) Laid off (Meaning) Leave the room (Meaning) Leg over Lie back and think of England Light in the loafers Like the Dickens (Meaning/Origin) Lose your lunch (Meaning) Making hay Making whoopee Meat packer Meet your maker Missing in action Night soil (Meaning) No longer with us Not tonight Josephine On Carey Street On the job One off the wrist Pass on (Meaning) Pass over to the other side (Meaning) Paying guest - A (Meaning) Peg out Pillow biter Pop your clogs (Meaning) Private parts (Meaning) Put on the wooden overcoat (Meaning/Origin) Put to sleep (Meaning) Restricted growth Roll in the hay Rumpy pumpy Shoot blanks Shuffle off this mortal coil Ball and chain Bandy words with Bane of your life Bang on about Baptism of fire Barge-pole - Wouldn't touch with a Barking mad Barking up the wrong tree Basket case Bated breath Bats in the belfry Batten down the hatches Battle royal Be afraid, be very afraid Be still, my beating heart Beam ends - On your Bean counter Beast with two backs Beat a hasty retreat Beat around the bush Shuffle off to Buffalo Slap and tickle Sleep around Sleep with (Meaning) Smallest room in the house - The (Meaning/Origin) Snatched from us Something for the weekend sir? Spend a penny (Meaning/Origin) Spend more time with my family (Meaning) Supreme sacrifice The F word The beast with two backs The birds and the bees The call of nature (Meaning) The wrong side of the blanket (Meaning) Tired and over emotional (Meaning) Turn a trick Turn up your toes Up the duff (Meaning) Visit the ladies room (Meaning) Visually challenged Wear your apron high Well endowed (Meaning) Well hung (Meaning) Well fed Well hung Wham bam and thank you ma'am With child (Meaning) Your place or mine? Beat swords into ploughshares Beat the living daylights out of someone Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin deep Beck and call Bed of roses Bee in your bonnet Beef and reef Beelzebub has a devil for a sideboard Been there, done that Beer and skittles Bee-line - make a bee-line for Bee's knees - The Beetle-browed Before you can say Jack Robinson Beg the question Beggar belief Beggars can't be choosers Behind every great man there's a great woman Behind the eight ball Bell, book and candle Belle of the ball Below the belt Below the salt Belt and braces Belt up Best bib and tucker Best laid schemes of mice and men - The Bet your bottom dollar Better half Better late than never Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all Between a rock and a hard place Between the Devil and the deep blue sea Between two stools Between you, me and the bed-post Beware of Greeks bearing gifts Beyond belief Beyond our ken Beyond the pale Biblical phrases Big Apple - The Big cheese - The Big Easy - The Big fish in a small pond - A Big wig Bill Stickers is innocent Billy-o - Like Billy no mates Binge drinking Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush - A Birds and the bees - The Birds of a feather flock together Bite the bullet Bite the dust Bitter end - The Black as Newgate's knocker Black-on-black Black sheep of the family Blast from the past - A Blaze a trail Blind leading the blind - The Bling-bling Blonde bombshell Blood and thunder Blood is thicker than water Blood toil tears and sweat Blood, sweat and tears Bloody-minded Blot on the landscape Blow a raspberry - see raspberry tart Blow your mind Blow your own trumpet Blown to smithereens Blue blood Blue-plate special Bob's your uncle Bode well Bodice ripper Body - phrases related to the human body Body surfing Bog standard Bolt from the blue Bone dry Bone idle Bone up on Booby prize Booby trap Boogie-woogie To big for your boots Booze cruise Born again Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth Born within the sound of Bow Bells Boss eyed Bottle out Bottom drawer Bottom-up Bought the farm Bowled a maiden over Box and Cox Box-seat - in the Boxing Day Brand spanking new Brass monkey weather Brass tacks - get down to Bread always falls buttered side down Bread of life - The Break a leg Break the ice Bricks and clicks Bring home the bacon Broad in the beam Broke - if it ain't, don't fix it Brook no truck with Brown as a berry Brownie points Brummagem screwdriver Brush - As daft as a Bubble and squeak Buck stops here - The Buckle down Bugger Bognor! Buggins' turn Bullet - Bit the, Bite the Bums on seats Bun in the oven Bunch of fives - A Bunny boiler Burn the candle at both ends Burning the midnight oil Bury the hatchet Bury your head in the sand Busy as a bee Butt end of the stick - The Butter side down Butter wouldn't melt in his mouth By and large By dint of By gum By hook or by crook By the board By the book By the short hairs By the skin of your teeth By your leave Let bygones be bygones We are also on Homonym A Homonym is a word that is written and pronounced the same way as another, but which has a different meaning. An example of a homonym: 'Lie' can be a verb meaning to tell something that is not true or to be in a horizontal position. They look and sound the same, but are different verbs as can be seen from their forms: Lie-lied-lied (to say something untrue) Lie-lay-lain (to be in a horizontal position) Quiz: Antonyms and Synonyms Q1 - 'Big' and 'small' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q2 - 'Big' and 'large' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q3 - 'Black' and 'white' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q4 - 'Huge' and 'vast' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q5 - 'Huge' and 'tiny' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q6 - 'Dark' and 'light' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q7 - 'Fantastic' and 'wonderful' are... Q8 - 'Fantastic' and 'awful' are... Q9 - 'Dry' and 'wet' are... antonyms. antonyms. antonyms. Q10 - 'Cheap' and 'costly' are... antonyms. Q11 - 'Expensive' and 'costly' are... Q12 - 'Sad' and 'miserable' are... Q13 - 'Sad' and 'happy' are... antonyms. antonyms. antonyms. Q14 - 'Terrific' and 'terrible' are... antonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. synonyms. Q15 - 'Wonderful' and 'terrible' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q16 - 'Wonderful' and 'terrific' are... antonyms. synonyms. Q17 - 'Glad' and 'happy' are... synonyms. antonyms. Q18 - 'Dead' and 'alive' are... synonyms Quiz: Countable or Uncountable? Q1 – Man Countable Uncountable Q2 – Woman Countable Uncountable Q3 – Air Countable Uncountable Q4 – Water Countable Uncountable antonyms Q5 – Beer Countable Uncountable Q6 – Money Countable Uncountable Q7 – Desk Countable Uncountable Q8 – Milk Countable Uncountable Q9 – Car Countable Uncountable Q10 – Chair Countable Uncountable Q11 – Bathroom Countable Uncountable Q12 – Horse Countable Uncountable Q13 – Finger Countable Uncountable Q14 – House Countable Uncountable Q15 – Lesson Countable Uncountable Q16 – Rice Countable Uncountable Q17 – Butter Countable Uncountable Q18 – Information Countable Uncountable Q19 – Advice Countable Uncountable Q20 – Heat Countable Q21 – Cash Countable Q22 - Expense Countable Uncountable Uncountable ncountable Q23 – Orange Countable Uncountable Q24 – Person Countable Uncountable Q25 - Orange juice Countable Uncountable Q26 – Banana Countable Uncountable Q27 – Oil Countable Uncountable Q28 – Petrol Countable Uncountable Q29 – Furniture Countable Uncountable Q30 – News Countable Uncountable Q31 – Coffee Countable Uncountable Q32 – Cotton Countable Uncountable Q33 – Computer Countable Uncountable Q34 – Bus Countable Uncountable Q35 – Star Countable Uncountable Q36 – Door Countable Uncountable Q37 – Flat Countable Uncountable Q38 – Road Countable Uncountable Q39 – Knife Countable Uncountable Q40 – Child Countable Uncountable Q41 – Equipment Countable Uncountable Adjective or Adverb? Instructions: Choose the correct answer. Q1 - She played _____. beautiful Q2 - The TV's far too ____. beautifuly loud beautifully loudly Either could be used here. Q3 - She speaks so very ____. Q4 - She's a ____learner. quick quick quickly quickly Q5 - I know them quite ____. good Q6 - Check your work ____. careful well Either could be used here. carefuly carefully Q7 - I've been having a lot of headaches ____. Q8 - He's a ____ actor. terrible late lately terribly Q9 - He should pass the test _____. easy Q10 - He's really lazy and _____ tries. easily hard easilly hardly Either could be used here. Q11 - The newspapers were very _____ of the scheme. Q12 - He's ____ill. critical critically critically Q13 - I don't ____ agree with you. Q14 - I was _____ shocked. Q15 - It was a ____ mess. critical full complete Q17 - It was a ____ day for us all. fully completely complete Q16 - They messed things up ____. fuly completely complete sad completely sadly Quiz: Adjectives- positive & negative Q1 – Generous positive negative Q2 - Mean positive negative Q3 - Calm positive negative Q4 - Harmful positive Q5 – Harmless negative positive negative Q6 - Wise positive Q7 – Stupid Q8 - Foolish negative positive positive Q10 - Unkind negative positive Q11 - Punctual positive positive negative negative Q12 – Fascinating Q9 - Ugly negative positive negative Q13 – Free positive negative Quiz: Adverbs- Position in sentence Q1 – Never Q2 - Usually I never go there. I go never there. Never I go there. I usually get up at six-thirty. Q3 - Often I get usually up at six-thirty. I often go there. Q4 - Generally I go there often. Generally I don't read a newspaper. Both I don't read a newspaper generally. Both Q5 - Rarely Rarely I go there. Q6 - Soon I go there rarely. Both I'll do it soon. Q7 - Frequently I'll do soon it. Both I am frequently late for work. Q8 - Always I frequently am late for work. I am on always time. Q9 - Yet I am always on time. Both I haven't finished yet it. Q10 - Now I haven't finished it yet. Both I want now it. Q11 - Tomorrow I want it now. Both Tomorrow I'll go there. Q12 - Yesterday I'll go there tomorrow. Both I yesterday went there. Q13 - Today I went there yesterday. Both She today arrives. Both She arrives today. negative Both Q14 - Yet I haven't done it yet. Q15 - Still I still haven't finished. I haven't yet done it. Both I haven't finished still. Both Quiz: All & Every Q1 - I go there ____. every day every days everyday Q2 - There's a bus ____ quarter of an hour. every all Q3 - "All" can be used as a pronoun. everydays all of True False Q4 - "Every" can be used as a pronoun. True False Q5 - Yesterday, it rained ____ day. all every Q6 - We had ____ sorts of problems doing it. all every Q7 - I tried ____ single thing I could think of, but it still didn't work. all every Q8 - I've read ____ her books. all every Q9 - I've seen ____ film he's made. all every Q10 - It took me ____ day to finish. all every Already or Yet Quiz: Already or Yet Q1 - I was tired, ___ I managed to finish it. already yet Q2 - Have you ____ finished? already yet Q3 - As ___, I haven't has time to call her. already yet Q4 - He has ____ to start the project. already yet Q5 - Have they arrived ___? already yet Q6 - Have they ____ finished? already yet Q7 - I was shocked that they had ____ done it. already yet Q8 - I was surprised that they had ___ to decide what to do. already yet Q9 - She has ___ to arrive. already yet Q10 - He has ___ arrived. already yet Q11 - I had ____ had enough. already yet Quiz: Enough Q1 - I didn't do ____ to pass. enough well well enough Q2 - Is there ____ to go round? enough beer beer enough Q3 - It's ____ to go to the beach today. enough hot Q4 - I found the exam _____. hot enough enough easy easy enough Q5 - They didn't sell ____. enough tickets tickets enough Q6 - If it isn't ____, you'll have to redo it. enough good good enough Q7 - The flat isn't _____ for them now they've got a child. enough big big enough Q8 - It's ____ without you making things worse. enough hard hard enough Q9 - There weren't _____ them. enough enough of Q10 - They weren't ____. enough quick quick enough Q11 - If ____ come, it'll be great. enough people Q12 - It'll finish ____. people enough enough soon soon enough Q13 - If enough ____ people there agree to do it, it'll be fantastic. of of the Quiz: Enough & Too Q1 - It was _____ so we didn't get it. expensive enough too expensive Q2 - It's ___ to read; I don't understand it at all. enough difficult too difficult Q3 - They didn't sell _____ to make it worthwhile. tickets enough enough tickets Q4 - There were _____ people there. enough expensive difficult enough too tickets too too many Q5 - It's not ____ to sort things out. enough late Q6 - It's ____ to pass. late enough too late enough difficult too difficult Q7 - I left because I'd had ______ their arguing. enough enough of Q8 - He ate ____ and felt ill. too enough much much enough Q9 - I'm shattered; I didn't ____ last night. too much enough sleep sleep enough Q10 - It's ____ to walk- I'll take the bus. too sleep enough far far enough too far Q11 - I didn't get ____ last night and I'm exhausted. enough sleep Quiz: Enough- sleep enough 2 Q1 - I didn't have ......... to finish the test time enough enough time Q2 - He didn't do ......... to pass the course too sleep too much sleep too much far enough work work enough Q3 - There just aren't ......... in the day to get everything done hours enough enough hours Q4 - His work wasn't ......... enough good good enough Q5 - They couldn't make them ........ to cope with demand fast enough enough fast Q6 - She didn't run ....... to win the race fast enough enough fast Q7 - He didn't try ......... enough hard hard enough Q8 - She doesn't speak French .......... for the job enough well well enough Q9 - He didn't run ....... to catch the bus quickly enough enough quickly Q10 - The weather wasn't ....... for a picnic enough nice nice enough Q11 - He isn't ........ to buy alcohol old enough enough old Q12 - I hadn't seen him since school, but .......... I met him in Oxford Street yesterday enough funnily funnily enough Q13 - He isn't ....... to become a policeman enough tall tall enough Q14 - I didn't have ........ to buy it money enough enough money Q15 - There wasn't ....... for everybody enough food food enough Q16 - It's ......... without you making it harder difficult enough enough difficult Q17 - People say that the new law isn't ....... enough tough tough enough Q18 - There wasn't ........ for everybody in the car room enough enough room Q19 - There wasn't ........ space for everybody enough nearly nearly enough Q20 - I turned the heating on because the room wasn't ........ warm enough enough warm Q21 - They were not ......... to get the job enough experienced experienced enough Q22 - We weren't ....... to catch the bus fast enough enough fast Q23 - He's bored because he doesn't have ......... enough to do to do enough Q24 - He isn't ........ to get into university enough clever clever enough Q25 - She didn't get ....... to win the election enough votes votes enough Q26 - He hasn't got .......... to apply enough qualifications qualifications enough Q27 - It isn't ........ to draw the curtains enough dark dark enough Q28 - I'm ........ without you interrupting me busy enough enough busy Q29 - Can you be quiet now; that's ......... noise enough quite quite enough Q30 - There weren't .......... to go round enough chairs chairs enough Q31 - He didn't feel ...... to go to school today enough well well enough Q32 - You are not ......... to get out of bed yet enough well well enough Q33 - There wasn't .......... time to finish everything enough nearly nearly enough Q34 - There are not .......... for all the cars enough parking spaces parking spaces enough Quiz: Ever & Never Q1 - I've ____ seen her do that. ever never Q2 - I've trouble ____ since I bought it. ever never Q3 - I am surprised that you have _____ done it before. ever never Q4 - Have you ____ tried it? ever never Q5 - Haven't you ____ been there? Either could be used. ever never Q6 - 'Ever' and 'never' are adjectives. Either could be used. True False Q7 - It's ____ been this bad before. ever never Either could be used. Q8 - 'Ever' and 'never' are adverbs. True False Q9 - You cannot use 'ever' with the present simple. True False Q10 - You can only use 'never' with the present perfect. True False Quiz: Few & Little Q1 - I have a ____ friends. few little Q2 - He has very ____ patience with me. few little Q3 - There's only a ____ sugar left. few little Q4 - I've done it a ____ times. few little Q5 - I saw a ____ films at the weekend. few little Q6 - I've got very ____ spare time. few little Q7 - I've only read a _____ of the book so far- just the first couple of chapters. few little Q8 - I'd only like a ____ milk in my tea please. few little Q9 - Only a _____ tickets were sold for the concert. few little Q10 - I'd like a ____ more chicken, please. few little Good & Well Quiz: Good & Well Q1 - That was a ____ lesson. good well Q2 - The dinner smells ____. good well Q3 - The project's going ____. good well Q4 - It sounds ____ to me. good well Q5 - That coat looks ____ on you. good well Q6 - I don't have a ____ feeling about this. good well Q7 - The holiday did me a lot of ____. good well Q8 - She speaks English ____. good well Q9 - She speaks _____ German. good well Q10 - They gave me some ____ advice. good well Quiz: Many or Many of Q1 - ____ families have more than one car nowadays. Many Many of Q2 - ____ the people there were disappointed. Many Many of Q3 - ___ them were late. Many Many of Q4 - There were ____ people without tickets. Many Many of Q5 - How ____ us have the time to do it? Many Many of Q6 - I've thought about them ____ times. many many of Q7 - Yes, ____ us were angry about it. many many of Q8 - ____ those who were there liked it. Many Many of Q9 - How ____ times have I told you? many many of Q10 - There weren't ____ the cakes left at the end of the party. many many of Q11 - How _____ you were there? many many of Q12 - How ____ people were there? many many of Q13 - How ____ the people there enjoyed it? many many of Quiz: Order of Adjectives Q1 - I bought a pair of _____ shoes. black leather Q2 - It was a ____ car. leather black red fast fast red Q3 - It's a ____ building. big round round big Q4 - I bought ____ knife. a Swiss army Q5 - It's ____ film. an army Swiss a beautiful old Q6 - He's ____ man. an old beautiful an unfriendly rich Q7 - It's ____ phone. a rich unfriendly a mobile expensive Q8 - It's ____ village. an expensive mobile an old lovely a lovely old Q9 - The ____ visitors were Japanese. two last last two Q10 - He's got ____ eyes. blue big big blue Q11 - It's a ____ house. nice new Q12 - It's ____ airline. new nice a popular American Q13 - It's ____ company a family old Q14 - It's a ____ restaurant. cheap good an American popular an old family good cheap Quiz: Too & Enough Q1 - There were ....... many questions to answer so I only did three too enough Q2 - The coffee was .... to drink so I left it for a minute to cool hot enough too hot Q3 - The room wasn't ....... so I turned the heating on hot enough too hot Q4 - I didn't buy the jacket because it was ........ big enough too big Q5 - The shoes were ..... so I didn't buy them small enough too big Q6 - It's far ....... to fit inside the bag too big small enough Q7 - It was far ....... to pick up too heavy heavy enough Q8 - I didn't get it because it was ....... too expensive expensive enough Q9 - I haven't got ....... to take a holiday this year too much time Q10 - It was ...... to carry enough time heavy enough too heavy Q11 - There wasn't ....... for everybody to get in enough room too much room Q12 - He didn't do ........ to pass the exam too much work enough work Q13 - There wasn't ....... to finish so I didn't manage to enough time too much time Q14 - She can't sleep because she drinks ......... coffee enough too much Q15 - I didn't know him ......., but I was still upset when he died too well good enough Q16 - I left the job because I was making ....... too little money too few money Q17 - I put a scarf on because it was ....... cold enough too cold Q18 - This town isn't ....... for both of us big enough too big Q19 - He isn't ....... to go back to work yet well enough too well Q20 - I don't think the exam is ......... for me to have a good chance of passing easy enough too difficult Q21 - This room isn't ........ for all the guests; we'll have to get a bigger one big enough too big Q22 - She isn't ....... to start driving until next year too old old enough Q23 - I haven't got ........ to pay the bill until I get my salary enough money too much money Q24 - Everything was much ....... for us to get anything too expensive cheap enough Q25 - He speaks far ....... for us to understand him unless we ask him to say it again quickly enough too quickly Q26 - They haven't got .......... to buy it enough money too much money Q27 - They took ....... on the first part and didn't finish the rest too much time enough time Q28 - There's never ........ to do everything I would like to do too much time enough time Q29 - The photograph didn't come out because it was ........ dark enough too dark Quiz: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow Q1 - I did it ____. yesterday tomorrow Q2 - I ____ there today. go am going Q3 - My plane leaves ____. yesterday tomorrow Q4 - I haven't seen her ____. yesterday today Q5 - I haven't seen her since ____. yesterday today Q6 - I saw them ____ morning. yesterday in yesterday Q7 - I'll do it first thing ____. yesterday today tomorrow Q8 - I'm going there ____ night. tomorrow at tomorrow Q9 - I could do it ____ if you like. yesterday tomorrow Q10 - ____ is her birthday; she'll be fifteen. Today Tomorrow Q11 - I might go there ____. yesterday tomorrow Quiz: Adjectives and Adverbs with the same form Q1 - I'm dead sure. 'Dead' is an adjective here. Q2 - It's a direct flight. 'Dead' is an adverb here. 'Direct' is an adjective here. Q3 - It's easy. 'Direct' is an adverb here. 'Easy' is an adjective here. Q4 - Relax and take it easy. 'Easy' is an adverb here. 'Easy' is an adjective here. Q5 - I hate arriving late. 'Easy' is an adverb here. 'Late' is an adjective here. 'Late' is an adverb here. Q6 - Hold tight if you're standing on the bus. 'Tight' is an adjective here. Q7 - The door was wide open. 'Tight' is an adverb here. 'Wide' is an adjective here. 'Wide' is an adverb here. Q8 - I was there at eight o'clock sharp. 'Sharp' is an adjective here. Q9 - He eats a lot of fast food. 'Sharp' is an adverb here. 'Fast' is an adjective here. 'Fast' is an adverb here. Q10 - I'm pretty tired now- I think I'm going to go home. 'Pretty' is an adjective here. Q11 - It's wrong. 'Pretty' is an adverb here. 'Wrong' is an adjective here. Q12 - That's the wrong spelling. 'Wrong' is an adverb here. 'Wrong' is an adjective here. Q13 - Everything went wrong. 'Wrong' is an adverb here. 'Wrong' is an adjective here. Q14 - He drove too fast. 'Wrong' is an adverb here. 'Fast' is an adjective here. 'Fast' is an adverb here. Quiz: Adjectives ending -ful and -less Q1 - Power ... has a form ending -ful. Q2 - Taste ... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q3 - Truth ... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q4 - Peace ... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q5 - Home... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q6 - Harm... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q7 - Care... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q8 - End... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q9 - Faith... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q10 - Pain... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q11 - Help... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q12 - Thought... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q13 - Time... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q14 - Charm... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q15 - Beauty... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q16 - Mercy... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q17 - Use... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q18 - Event... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q19 - Hope... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. Q20 - Worth... has a form ending -less. has both forms. has a form ending -ful. has a form ending -less. has both forms Quiz: Adverbs with two forms Q1 - He works ........ hardly hard Q2 - He followed the lecture ........ closely close Q3 - They ........ do any work hardly hard Q4 - She ........ refused to help flat flatly Q5 - It's supposed to be a secret, but it is ........ known widely wide Q6 - The dentist asked her to open her mouth ........ widely wide Q7 - That idiot ........ crashed into us near nearly Q8 - He always comes ........ late lately Q9 - She's been coming here every day ........ late lately Q10 - Pensioners can travel ____ on local buses free freely Q11 - The road runs ........ the town centre nearly near Q12 - No one laughed; the joke fell ........ flat flatly Q13 - She's ........ thought of by her colleagues high highly Q14 - Feeling ran ........ during the conflict high highly Q15 - Homeless people have to sleep ........ roughly rough Q16 - The police treated the hooligans ........ rough roughly Q17 - He's driving ........ behind us right rightly Q18 - Everybody was ....... worried about his drink problem right rightly Quiz: Adverbs- Position Q1 - I ..... dancing often go go often Q2 - She ......... in the morning smokes never never smokes Q3 - ......... drink wine at lunchtime I rarely rarely I Q4 - I ........ some gardening at the weekend if the weather's nice do usually usually do Q5 - He ....... in to work on time gets hardly ever hardly ever gets Q6 - She ....... reading the novel she started yesterday already has finished Q7 - ........ not accept this deal has already finished I will definitely Definitely I will Q8 - I ......... like fish very much; I can eat it, but I wouldn't choose it really don't like don't really like Q9 - When we were young, we ......... on camping holidays to France went always always went Q10 - ....... seen such a mess as his bedroom Seldom have I seen I seldom have seen Q11 - I ......... be able to make it tomorrow won't probably be Q12 - ......... so insulted probably won't be I never have been I have never been Q13 - He ........ at all, in fact I'd say he hates her He really doesn't like her Q14 - Hardly ever ..... it. I do do I He doesn't really like her do I do Quiz: So, Too & Very Q1 - The coffee was ____ hot that I couldn't drink it. so too very Q2 - The coffee was ____ hot to drink. so too Q3 - The bus was ____ crowded. very too very Either could be used here. Q4 - There were far ____ many people there. too very Either could be used here. Q5 - It was ____ good that I rushed out and bought it. so too Q6 - It cost ____ much. so too very very All of them could be used here. Q7 - ____ many people think the way I do. So Very Either could be used here. Q8 - He was ___rude that I lost my temper. so too very All of them could be used here. Q9 - Was it ____ expensive to buy? so too very All of them could be used here. Q10 - It cost ___ much that I didn't buy it. so too very All of them could be used here. Q11 - If he doesn't stop being ____ rude, I'm going to lose my temper. so too Q12 - We can use the structure- very + adjective + infinitive. True False Adverbs of Frequency Quiz Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place in each sentence. 1. Ms. Dion had won an award. (once) 2. We can’t. (frequently) We frequently can’t. (short answ er to a question) 3. Penguins fly south for the winter. (never) Ms. Dion had once w on an aw ard. Penguins never fly south for the w inter. 4. First-class plane tickets are expensive. (usually) First-class plane tickets are usually expensive. 5. Dracula is asleep in the daytime. (always) Dracula is alw ays asleep in the daytime. 6. They were. (seldom) They seldom w ere. (short answ er to a question). 7. Sheila would go to a wrestling match. (never) Sheila w ould never go to a w restling match. 8. Teakwood is made into beautiful items for the home. (sometimes) Teakw ood is sometimes made into beautiful items for the home. 9. Kenneth is very well-informed. (often) Kenneth is often very w ell-informed. 10. She sees movies on TV. (rarely) 11. Do you eat spinach? (ever) She rarely sees movies on TV. Answ er 12. Their last meal of the day is at 4 p.m. (generally) Their last meal of the day is generally at 4 p.m. Order of Adjectives Quiz Complete the sentences, putting the adjectives that are in parentheses in the correct order to modify the noun that is shown in red. James just bought a (red /racing / bright /French) bike. James just bought a bright red French racing bike. King Kong climbed the building holding a (slender/young /beautiful) girl in his hand. King Kong climbed the building holding a beautiful slender young girl in his hand. The king graciously allowed Sir Reginald to keep the (gold / valuable /carved) chest as his reward. The king graciously allow ed Sir Reginald to keep the valuable carved gold chest as his rew ard. Harvey had a (game /mounted /stuffed) fish hanging on the wall of his office. Harvey had a stuffed, mounted game fish hanging on the w all of his office. Cuddles was a (huge /snarling /mean) dog. Cuddles w as a huge snarling mean guard dog. The smell of a (beef /spicy /hot ) burrito makes Sally hungry. The smell of a hot, spicy beef burrito makes Sally hungry. Some people like a (cold /tart /tall ) glass of lemonade when they are hot. Some people like a tall cold tart glass of lemonade w hen they are hot. Too many poor people are forced to live in (rat-infested /sub-standard) housing. Too many poor people are forced to live in rat-infested, sub-standard housing. The (snow-covered /mountain /high) peaks glistened in the morning sun. The high snow -covered mountain peaks glistened in the morning sun. Gertrude collects (dollhouse /authentic /Victorian) furniture. Gertrude collects authentic Victorian dollhouse furniture. Participles as Adjectives Practice Select the correct past or present participle used as an adjective for each blank. 1-tiring 2-ached 3-exciting 4-frightening 5-interesting 6-cooking 7fainting 8-pleased 9-painted 10-fascinated. 1. Babette thinks jogging is____________. A. tired B. tiring 2. Every time she jogged, her knees _______. A. ached B. aching 3. Science-fiction movies can be very ______________. A. excited B. exciting 4. We all wonder if meeting aliens would be as ___________ as the movies show. A. frightened B. frightening 5. Joe Jones has an_____________ hobby. A. interested B. interesting 6. He collects old __________ pans. A. cooked B. cooking 7. The sun was so hot, that Martha was almost ________ after playing tennis. A. fainting B. fainted 8. Gerry was __________ to get his new car. A. pleasing B. pleased 9. Aunt Tilly received a lovely _________ vase for her birthday. A. painted B. painting 10. Grandmother is __________ by kickboxing. A. fascinated B. fascinating Clichés, Euphemisms, Jargon Writing clearly demands that you avoid overworked, uninspiring phrases such as clichés and euphemisms, as well as jargon that most likely is unknown to the reader. Learn to recognize these and keep away from them in your writing and speech. Clichés Clichés are phrases that have been used so long and so often that they are dull and unimaginative for the reader or listener. Clichés can also be comparisons, i.e., metaphors that have been overused. Clichés can also be other types of expressions. A cliché is not just a sentence or phrase or a word that many people use; it must convey an idea or message. What was once a clever or interesting way of saying something, has been used so much that it no longer has any force. It is a lazy way to speak and to write. Please, please take pity on those who read your text or listen to you speak, and do not use clichés! Note: It isn't always easy to distinguish between a cliché, a euphemism, and jargon, but all of them should be used with care. If you can think of another way to get your idea across, it is probably wise to do so. Here are just a few clichés: Animal clichés blind as a bat busy as a bee/beaver dog-eat-dog world don't count your chickens (before they're hatched) gentle as a lamb happy as a lark like shooting fish in a barrel looking a gift horse in the mouth mad as a wet hen rat race sick as a dog the straw that broke the camel's back strong as an ox stubborn as a mule take the bull by the horns wise as an owl work like a dog You can't teach an old dog new tricks. What other ones have you heard? Food Clichés a piece of cake cool as a cucumber cry over spilt milk duck soup easy as pie flat as a pancake life is just a bowl of cherries like a knife through hot butter in a nutshell slow as molasses that's how the cookie crumbles Can you think of more? Clichés for every mood, every occasion Live and learn Live and let live What goes around comes around Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans Don't worry, be happy ! Today is the first day of the rest of your life Laughter is the best medicine Tomorrow is another day Every cloud has a silver lining (I can see/I can't see) a light at the end of the tunnel After the rain comes a rainbow It's always darkest before the dawn Every rose has its thorn Cheer up! It's not the end of the world This, too, shall pass All good things come to those who wait Time will tell The waiting is the hardest part Some day my ship will come in No news is good news Haste makes waste When life gives you lemons, make lemonade There are plenty more fish in the sea All is fair in love and war You can't tell a book by its cover No pain, no gain If it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger No guts, no glory There is nothing to fear but fear itself The devil made me do it Life goes on When it rains, it pours When at first you don't succeed, try try again When the going gets tough, the tough get going Rome was not built in a day There are literally thousands of clichés, and you will not always be able to recognize them. Be alert, be observant, and ask when you are unsure. Euphemisms Euphemisms are words or phrases that substitute for other words or phrases the speaker or writer feels might be offensive, too blunt, or just too honest. In some cases, using an euphemism may spare a person's feelings (You're not fat, you're pleasingly plump.), but in other cases they are a way to mislead or confuse people. We suggest that you use euphemisms sparingly. **Governments all over the world use euphemisms all the time! Note: For some unknown reason, American English has more euphemisms than British English has. Passed away, for die; toilet tissue, for toilet paper; little boy's or little girl's room (and many others), for toilet; domestic worker, for cleaning lady or maid; sanitation engineer, for garbage collector; golden-ager or senior citizen, for old or elderly. **Governments are very good at coining euphemisms: peace-keeping force, for army; ethnic cleansing, for genocide; surgical air strikes, for bombings; collateral damage, for civilian casualties. The simple, easily understood term shell shock used after World War I is now called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. Other euphemisms have developed because of the on-going furor of political correctness: hearing impaired, instead of deaf; visually impaired, instead of blind; mentally challenged, instead of retarded. Many euphemisms have to do with bodily functions, or sex: in a family way, for pregnant; adult movie/adult book/adult entertainment, for pornography. In English, some of the milder "swear" words are euphemisms: heck, for hell; gosh and golly, for God; gee, gee whiz, cheese and crackers, geeeze, for Jesus or Jesus Christ. Can you re-phrase the sentence using plain terms instead of the euphemisms? 1. His job entails custodial duties. Answ er 2. She has a substance abuse problem. She is a drunk/alcoholic/drug addict. 3. Paul was laid off because he was unmotivated. Paul w as fired because he w as lazy. 4. The bank president had misappropriated funds for years. The bank president had been stealing the bank's money for years. 5. Sometimes Jean is economical with the truth . 6. Great-great Aunt Zelda passed away last year. Great-great Aunt Zelda died last year. Answ er 7. This house has a distinctive aroma. Answ er 8. Rocky was incarcerated for a minor indiscretion. Rocky w as jailed for a misdemeanor. 9. XYZ Utilities announced a service interruption. XYZ Utilities announced a pow er failure. 10. In order to enhance fiscal assets, the company decided to down-size. Answ er Jargon Jargon can mean two things: The special vocabulary of a specific group of people who have the same interests or career field (musicians, baseball, computers, cooking, acting, medicine, farming, etc.). A contrived type of talking or writing that uses obscure words, a lot of clichés and euphemisms, and complex, convoluted sentences which leave the reader or listener completely confused. You will often find jargon in government documents/speeches and corporate publications. Some academic people/textbook authors, and anyone who is trying to impress others with their "intelligence" and education, often state things in a way that purposely confuses people or hides the truth. We will talk about the second type of jargon on another page. The first type--specialized vocabulary, or vernacular---can be illustrated here. Every special group has its own jargon. Here is just a small sample: Business Jargon aggressive quote a low bid to produce goods or provide services at some juncture some unspecified point in time in the future band-aid a quick temporary fix bearish on against; to assert a belief that investments will decrease bullish on cost management; downsize in favor of; to assert a belief that investments will increase the firing of employees and/or the reduction of employees' salaries hired gun in-sourced major player put forward a consultant with a particular "expertise" who may or may not have more knowledge than any other employee use resources owned by the firm to provide goods or services a firm, union, or other participant which is involved in business deals and has influence aggressively present a plan as being factual spinoff an independent company created from an existing part of the original company through a divestiture, such as a sale or distribution of new shares. Trim fat Well-behaved price The firing of employees and/or the reduction of employees' salaries A stable price---neither rising nor falling. Sports Jargon rookie Novice or newcomer huddle the players stand together in a group while on the court/field to discuss strategy. draw flick header hat trick slam dunk A game that ends with a tied score. A player's use of his head to deflect the ball. 3 or more goals scored in a game by a single player. shooter When a player close to the basket jumps and strongly throws the ball down into it scrum A player who throws the ball toward the basket to make a goal. blindside A rugby team's defensive players. anchor A referee's inability to see a foul. heat The final swimmer in a relay. A single race when there are too many participants to have them compete at once. Medical Jargon OB/GYN obstetrics/gynecology circumorbital hematoma black eye analgesic a compound that reduces pain. salvage therapy The final possible treatment for those who are not responding to other treatments. Chat Jargon *poof* disconnected voluntarily moof disconnected involuntarily ^5 high 5 (slapping one's hand over the head with another person---sign of agreement) a/s/l age/sex/location request afk away from keyboard bbl be back later brb be right back bf/gf boy friend/girl friend lol laughing out loud ppl people rofl rolling on the floor laughing gtg got to go ttfn ta ta (goodbye) for now ty thank you yw you're welcome University Jargon (American style) poly-sci political science (a school class) cut not attend a scheduled class mid-terms middle of the term examinations frosh freshman or first year student frat fraternity frat rat a member of a fraternity jock an athlete We were going to add some "teen" jargon, but then realized: a) any we used when we were teens would be completely out of date; b) by the time adults pick up on the latest jargon, the kids stop using it. Antonym Test Look at a word in the column on the right side, find the correct antonym in the left column, and then type the letter into the box that is next to your choice. 1. drenched a. skinny b. soothing c. moving d. laugh e. construct f. dry g. filthy h. often i. impoverished j. sweet 2. demolish 3. irritating 4. seldom 5. immaculate 6. wealthy 7. cry 8. sour 9. corpulent 10. stationary Synonym Test Choose the answer that is a synonym for the underlined word in each sentence. (Synonyms are words that have the same or almost the same meaning.) 1. Daniel spent the whole day in the swimming pool. entire early partial 2. Aunt Tilly bought a lovely scarlet hat. velvet red dark green 3. Carl gave his wife a beautiful bunch of posies. flowers celery bananas 4. Artie loves to play Latin tunes. drums maracas 5. It is really pouring outside. raining windy songs snowing 6. I would like to take a nap in the afternoon. cookie rest jog 7. The dog buried the bone under the hedge. trees bushes grass 8. I'm cold. Would you please hand me my pullover? cap sweater blanket 9. No one is as clever than Professor Brainiac. sneaky rude smart 10. I hope he brings me a present when he comes home. surprise box gift 11. Rosalie sobbed all through the romantic movie. giggled snored cried 12. "I forgot my money," he murmured to his date. whispered confessed said How to Identify Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives Try these tests: If a word is a noun: 1. It can directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten). (Nouns usually use an article, but not always.) 2. It can be pluralized. (Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form, but you can test these by adding a quantity word such as any or some.) 3. It can be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun Example: Is the word dance a noun? 1. It can directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The dance was held on Saturday. 2. It can be pluralized: The dances were fast and complicated. 3. It can be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The graceful dance. . . . The answer to all of these is 'yes'. The word dance is a noun. If a word is a verb: 1. It can be stated in the third person singular verb form: 2. It can be formed with an ing ending. 3. It can be used with a modal verb. Example: Is the word dance a verb? 1. It can be used in third person singular: He dances so well. 2. It can be formed with an ing ending: The couple was dancing perfectly in the competition. 3. It can be used with a modal: They could dance all night, if they didn't have work in the morning. The answer to all of these is 'yes'. The word 'dance' is a verb. If a word is an adjective: 1. It can take the comparative ending er. 2. It can take the superlative ending est. 3. It can follow the verb seems. Example: Is the word dance an adjective? 1. It cannot take the ending er: dancer (Be careful now. The word dancer sounds right to your ear, but it's a noun, not a comparative adjective form.) 2. It cannot take the ending est: dancest 3. It cannot follow the verb seems: The seems dance... The answer to all of these is 'no'. The word dance is not an adjective. The word dance is both a noun and a verb. Example: Is breathe a noun, a verb, or an adjective? Noun: 1. It cannot directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The breathe was . . . 2. It cannot be pluralized: The breathes were fast and complicated. 3. It cannot be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The noisy breathe... The answer to all of these is 'no'. The word breathe is not a noun. Verb: 1. It can be stated in the third person singular verb form: He breathes... 2. It can be formed with an ing ending: He is breathing. 3. It can be used with a modal: He must breathe to stay alive. The answer to all these is 'yes'. The word breathe is a verb. Adjective: 1. It cannot take the ending er: breather (there is a word breather, but it's used this way: to take a breather = to take a short break or rest from a task.) You cannot say "This air is breather than that in Los Angeles.") 2. It cannot take the ending est: This air is the breathest in the country. 3. It cannot follow the verb seems: The air seems breathe... The answers to all these are 'no'. The word breathe is not an adjective, nor is it a noun. Breathe is a verb. Is handsome a noun, a verb, or an adjective? Noun: 1. It cannot directly follow articles (a, and, the) or quantity words (some, a lot, ten): The handsome was... 2. It cannot be pluralized: The handsomes arrived... 3. It cannot be used in the pattern: article + adjective + noun: The smiling handsome walked... The answer to all these is 'no'. The word handsome is not a noun. Verb: 1. It cannot be stated in the third person singular verb form: He handsomes... 2. It cannot be formed with an ing ending: He is handsoming... 3. It cannot be used with a modal: He must handsome before going on a date. The answer to all these is 'no'. The word handsome is not a verb. Adjective: 1. It can take the ending er: handsomer 2. It can take the ending est: The man is the handsomest in the county. 3. It can follow the verb seems: The man seems handsome... The answer to all these is 'yes'. The word handsome is an adjective. Now, use the tests you just learned. Try them with the following words to see if they are nouns, verbs, or adjectives: sad, truth, list, freedom, sweater, skate, talk, happy, blonde, gentle, shovel, waltz Note: Remember, a word might be used in more than one way. How to Identify Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives Answers sad is an adjective truth is a noun list is a noun and a verb freedom is a noun sweater is a noun skate is a noun and a verb talk is a noun and a verb happy is an adjective blonde is a noun and an adjective gentle is an adjective shovel is a noun and a verb waltz is a noun and a verb
