7/30/2019 RTU Word Built
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Focus: Identifying which parts of speech are appropriate in
sentences
Directions: Underline the form that correctly completes the
sentence. Then, identify the part of speech of the
word you chose. You can use these abbreviations for parts of
speech as follows:
N = noun V = verb PN = person noun
G = gerund (-ing) noun ADJ = adjective ADV = adverb
The first one is done as an example.
1. Sinclair Lewis novelBabbittis set in the (fiction/fictional)
town of Zenith. (ADJ)
2. By-products from chicken eggs are used by
(industry/industrial) in manufacturing such (produces/
products) as soap and paint. (________) (________)
3. The daylily is an attractive, (fragrance/fragrant) flower.
(________)
4. An equation is a (mathematics/mathematical) statement that
says that two expressions are (equal/
equality). (________) (________)
5. The Richter scale measures the (severely/severity) of
earthquakes. (________)
6. Justin Winsom promoted the (developing/development) of
libraries throughout the United States in
the nineteenth century. (________)
7. Scientists (differ/different) in their opinions of how snow
crystals (originate/origin). (________)
(________)
8. Harry Blackstone was a famous (magic/magician).
(________)
9. Glass sponges are found in oceans at a (deep/depth) of 300
feet or more. (________)
10. Colorado shares with Wyoming the (distinction/distinctly) of
having four (perfect/perfectly) straight
borders. (________) (________)
11. Rose Han Lee wrote a number of (scholar/scholarly) accounts
about the effects of (immigrant/
immigration) on mining towns in the western United States.
(________) (________)
12. Most snails venture out to look for (feed/food) only after
sunset or on (rain/rainy) days. (________)
(________)
13. Hats may (symbolic/symbolize) social status or
(occupation/occupational), as well as being fashion
items. (________) (________)
14. Analgesics are used to (relieve/relief) pain and reduce
fever. (________)
15. A (member/membership) of the Paiute tribe of Nevada, Sarah
Winnemuca worked as a guide and an
(interpret/interpreter). (________) (________)
16. The earths (out/outer) shell is divided into sections called
plates, which are (constant/constantly) in
motion. (________) (________)
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