How Can You Remember Things Forever



More POS (Parts of Speech)

I. You have studied how to look around a missing word and how to use suffixes (word endings) to help you decide what part of speech that missing word is. Now use what you’ve learned to find out what part of speech each of the boldfaced & underlined words is. Don’t worry if you don’t know the word highlighted. Just use the words around it and the suffixes to help you solve the problems.

1. In L2 VTL lists, you’ll notice that “sth” is the abbreviation for “something”.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

2. A slight movement or noise can activate the car alarm.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

3. You have to be adaptable if you want to live more happily in the hostel.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

4. He received an anonymous letter. He didn’t know who sent it.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

5. When you apologise, the actual words you use are usually “I’m sorry.”

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

6. Some L3 students are very apprehensive about the IELTS exam. From their faces, you can see how worried they are.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

7. A good student pays attention to what his/her teacher says in class.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

8. I just can’t understand his mentality.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

9. It made her sad to listen to that mournful song.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

10. You can dress casually. It’s not going to be a formal party.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

11. We need to identify the cause of the problem before we look for solutions.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? reason 1:____________________, reason 2: _____________________

12. The two planes were in collision with each other and many people on both planes were killed.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

Why the answer? Reason 1:____________________, Reason 2: _____________________

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II. You have reviewed using the word ending/suffix and the words around a missing word to help you choose the correct word form to complete a sentence. Now try to use the words around a highlighted word to decide its part of speech.

1. Mary is leaving next month so we must look for a replacement for her.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

2. It’s necessary that the students know the importance of being able to learn independently.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

3. The friendships that we make at school often last for life.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

4. She is lucky because she has a very good employer (1) who is kind to his employees (2).

(1) a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

(2) a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

5. When she finishes her university, she wants to be a translator.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

6. There’s an age difference of three years between the two children.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

7. Many shop owners wish complete honesty from their workers.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

8. It’s a cloudy day today. It doesn’t seem to be too hot. Maybe we can go to the beach.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

9. This piece of work is not satisfactory. Please do it again.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

10. Although it won a lot of prizes, the film was not a commercial success.

a. noun b. verb c. adjective d. adverb

How do you know? Reason :____________________

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