CELSA Word Forms and Parts of Speech 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is an adjective in the sentence: 'The elderly woman walked slowly down the quiet street.'?
- walked
- elderly (Correct answer)
- slowly
- down
Correct answer: elderly
'Elderly' is an adjective because it modifies the noun 'woman.'
Question 2: Choose the correct word form to complete the sentence: 'Her ______ in the competition was impressive.'
- perform
- performed
- performance (Correct answer)
- performing
Correct answer: performance
The noun 'performance' is needed as the subject of the sentence.
Question 3: What part of speech is the underlined word in: 'She spoke CONFIDENTLY during her presentation.'?
- adjective
- noun
- adverb (Correct answer)
- verb
Correct answer: adverb
'Confidently' is an adverb modifying the verb 'spoke.'
Question 4: Select the correct word form: 'The scientist made an important ______ about climate change.'
- discover
- discovery (Correct answer)
- discovered
- discoverable
Correct answer: discovery
The noun 'discovery' is required after the article 'an' and adjective 'important.'
Question 5: Which sentence uses a gerund correctly?
- She is swim every morning.
- Swimming is her favorite hobby. (Correct answer)
- She swims to every morning.
- She to swim every day.
Correct answer: Swimming is her favorite hobby.
'Swimming' functions as a noun (gerund) serving as the subject of the sentence.
Question 6: Choose the correct adjective form: 'Of the two candidates, Maria is the ______ speaker.'
- good
- better (Correct answer)
- best
- well
Correct answer: better
When comparing two people or things, the comparative form 'better' is used.
Question 7: What part of speech is 'however' in: 'The task was difficult; however, she completed it.'?
- conjunction
- preposition
- adverb (Correct answer)
- adjective
Correct answer: adverb
'However' is a conjunctive adverb used to connect two independent clauses and show contrast.
CELSA Word Forms and Parts of Speech 1
Which word is an adjective in the sentence: 'The elderly woman walked slowly down the quiet street.'?