Parts of Speech
Aim: this exercise is to help you to learn some different parts of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs and adjectives) for some academic words.
Instructions: Fill in the table below, then click the 'Show Answers' button.
Answers:
| Noun | Verb (infinitive) | Adjective |
| a migrant (countable noun) a person who goes to live in another country |
to migrate to leave one country and go to another |
migratory A description of people or animals who migrate. For animals this is often yearly. |
| an intention (countable noun) e.g. It is my intention to embark on this course of action with immediate effect. |
to intend e.g. I intend to take legal advice on this. |
intentional e.g. The insult was intentional, not accidental. |
| an analysis (countable noun) e.g. Your analysis of the causes of this situation are questionable. |
to analyse (British spelling)
to analyze (American spelling) e.g. His failure to analyse the root cause of the problem led to the ineffectiveness of the solution. |
analytical e.g. A chess player must have an analytical mind. |
| a restriction (countable noun) e.g. Improving workflow is achieved by removing restrictions and improving processes. |
to restrict e.g. The Government should not restrict the rights of the people. |
restrictive e.g. Restrictive rules and regulations should not be too general. |
| permission (uncountable noun) e.g. I did not give you permission to do this. |
to permit e.g. We should not permit students to use mobile phones in class. |
permissive e.g. Modern society is too permissive, these things would not have been allowed when I was young! |
| a promotion (countable noun) e.g. He has been awarded a promotion. |
to promote e.g. I want to promote our product globally. |
well-promoted e.g. Their leading product is very well-promoted. |
Last updated on: Friday, March 23, 2012
