1) Which of these is a definite article? a) An b) The c) And d) A 2) What class/type of word is 'jumped'? a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Conjunction d) Verb 3) What are words like on / in / to /of? a) connectives b) prepositions c) adverbs d) adjectives 4) What type of word is 'quickly'? a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Conjunction d) Verb 5) What type of word is 'beautiful'? a) Adjective b) Adverb c) Conjunction d) Verb 6) What is a noun? a) A 'doing' word. b) A word to describe an action. c) A word to describe a thing. d) The name of a place, person, animal or thing. 7) Which of these is a proper noun? a) cat b) Michelle c) frog d) heavy 8) What do adverbs often (but not always) end in? a) ly b) ing c) ed d) tion 9) Which of these is an indefinite article? a) The b) A c) Them d) And 10) How is the past tense often shown in a word ending? a) ly b) ing c) ed d) tion 11) Which one is the root of the word? a) formal b) informal c) form d) information 12) Which of these nouns is uncountable, marked as [U] in dictionaries? a) design b) effort c) information d) person 13) Which of these verbs is intransitive - with no object? a) I sang a song. b) I don't sing well. c) I sing songs all the time. 14) Which word is more informal - spoken and with people you know? a) kids b) children c) offspring 15) Which words are synonyms (= different word with a similar meaning) for the adjective BIG? a) large b) great c) considerable d) all of a, b and c! 16) The opposite of a word is also called a(n)... a) antonym b) antinym c) antiname d) anthony 17) Which word has a different prefix from the others? a) uncomfortable b) unhelpful c) impossible d) unkind 18) ...and which word has a different suffix from the others? a) confirmation b) happiness c) reaction d) information 19) What is this an example of? Keep an eye on your bag. a) an idiot b) an idiom c) an idiocy d) an idiosyncrasy 20) How many syllables (different parts pronounced) are there in "Wellington"? a) 3 b) 4 c) 2 d) 5

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