Formative Grammar - Lexical Categories

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Lexical Categories

A word that tells you something about an object or a person. For example what it looks like. 

A word that usually describes an action, it is something you can do.

A word that identifies people, objects, ideas, places etc.

A word that is used to change the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb

ADJECTIVE

VERB

ADVERB

NOUN

Lexical Categories

For each sentence name the lexical category of the word.

Joe ate his banana.
'banana' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. adjective
4. other

They ran all the way home.
'ran' is:

1. adverb
2. verb
3. adjective
4. other

You are a pretty girl.
'pretty' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. adjective
4. other

He quietly opened the door.
'quietly' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. adjective
4. other

The cat is white.
'white' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. adjective
4. other

I'd like to go to a university in England.
'university' is:

1. verb
2. noun
3. adverb
4. other

I was given a beautiful bunch of flowers.
'beautiful' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. adjective
4. other

She is leaving tomorrow.
'tomorrow' is:

1. adverb
2. verb
3. adjective
4. other

We often study geography together.
'study' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. verb
4. other

He has a desk in his study.
'study' is:

1. adverb
2. verb
3. noun
4. other

Can you picture me as an acrobat?
'picture' is:

1. adverb
2. noun
3. verb
4. other

He drew a picture of the sea.
'picture' is:

1. adjective
2. noun
3. verb
4. other

Einde van de oefening

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