Word Classes

Front 1

What class of words can end in:
-er/or
-ism
-ist
-ment
-tion

Back 1

nouns

Front 2

What class of words can pluralize?

Back 2

Nouns

Front 3

What is number contrast?

Back 3

The difference between a singular and plural noun

Front 4

What kinds of words can have THE, A, or AN in front of them?

Back 4

Nouns

Front 5

What is a genetive marker?

Back 5

's for singular, or s' with regular plural, to show possession

Front 6

What is the phrase for 's (singular) or s' (regular plural) to show possession?

Back 6

Genetive marker

Front 7

How do you show possession on a plural regular noun?

Back 7

An apostrophe after the s

Front 8

Where do you place the genetive marker on a plural regular noun?

Back 8

Apostrophe after the s

Front 9

When is an 's not a genetive marker?

Back 9

When it is a contracted verb

Front 10

What is the word for a name of a specific person, place, time or date?

Back 10

Proper noun

Front 11

What is the word for a noun that is not a specific name?

Back 11

Common noun

Front 12

What is the word class of:

(a tentative) QUALITY

Back 12

Noun

Front 13

What is the word class of:

(the prehistoric) PERIOD

Back 13

Noun

Front 14

What kind of noun has no plural form?

Back 14

Non-count

Front 15

What kind of noun has a plural form?

Back 15

Count

Front 16

What is the word class and subclass of:

SOFTWARE

Back 16

Noun, non-count

Front 17

What kind of noun is:
(The noise indicated a very great) confusion.

Back 17

Count

Front 18

What kind of noun is:
(I feel) confusion.

Back 18

Non count

Front 19

What kind of word can replace a noun in a sentence?

Back 19

Pronoun

Front 20

What is the word class of:
I, ME, WE, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM

Back 20

Personal pronoun

Front 21

Name personal pronouns.

Back 21

I, ME, WE, US, YOU, HIM, HER, IT, THEM

Front 22

What is the word class and case of:
I

Back 22

First person singular subjective pronoun

Front 23

What is the word class and case of:
WE

Back 23

First person plural subjective pronoun

Front 24

What is the word class and case of:
HE/SHE

Back 24

Third person singular subjective pronoun

Front 25

What is the word class and case of:
THEY

Back 25

Third person plural subjective pronoun

Front 26

What is the word class and case of:
YOU (stepped on my foot.)

Back 26

Second person singular subjective pronoun

Front 27

What is the word class and case of:
YOU (people must be crazy.)

Back 27

Second person plural subjective pronoun

Front 28

What is the word class and case of:
IT (glowed with an inner light.)

Back 28

Third person singular subjective pronoun

Front 29

What is the word class and case of:
THEY (forgot to wipe their feet.)

Back 29

Third person plural subjective pronoun

Front 30

What is the word class and case of:
(You always copy) ME!

Back 30

First person singular objective pronoun

Front 31

What is the word class and case of:
(What do you intend to do with) US?

Back 31

First person plural objective pronoun

Front 32

What is the word class and case of:
(What colleges have accepted) YOU?

Back 32

Second person singular objective pronoun

Front 33

What is the word class and case of:
(Dinner will be provided for) YOU (folks.)

Back 33

Second person plural objective pronoun

Front 34

What is the word class and case of:
(Good things always happen to) HIM.

Back 34

Third person singular objective pronoun

Front 35

What is the word class and case of:
(This mug has) HER (name on it.)

Back 35

Third person singular objective pronoun

Front 36

What is the word class and case of:
(I set my bag down on top of) IT.

Back 36

Third person singular objective pronoun

Front 37

What is the word class and case of:
(I quickly learned to converse with) THEM.

Back 37

Third person plural objective pronoun

Front 38

What is the word class and case of:
HE (sure plays a mean pinball.)

Back 38

Third person singular subjective pronoun

Front 39

What is the word class and case of:
(What would) SHE (think of me?)

Back 39

Third person singular subjective pronoun

Front 40

What is the word class and case of:
ME

Back 40

First person singular objective pronoun

Front 41

What is the word class and case of:
US

Back 41

Second person plural objective pronoun

Front 42

What is the word class and case of:
HIM/HER

Back 42

Third person singular objective pronoun

Front 43

What is the word class and case of:
THEM

Back 43

Third person plural objective pronoun

Front 44

What is the word class and case of:
I (love to go to the opera.)

Back 44

First person singular subjective pronoun

Front 45

What is the word class and case of:
WE (grow all our own vegetables.)

Back 45

First person plural subjective pronoun

Front 46

What is the word class and case of:
(This is) MY (car.)

Back 46

First person singular possessive pronoun

Front 47

What is the word class and case of:
(This pack of bubble gum is) MINE.

Back 47

First person singular possessive pronoun

Front 48

What is the word class and case of:
OUR (train leaves at eleven.)

Back 48

First person plural possessive pronoun

Front 49

What is the word class and case of:
OURS (is a carefree life.)

Back 49

First person plural possessive pronoun

Front 50

What is the word class and case of:
YOUR (dog pooped on my lawn!)

Back 50

Second person singular possessive pronoun

Front 51

What is the word class and case of:
(Would all of you please return to) YOUR (seats?)

Back 51

Second person plural possessive pronoun

Front 52

What is the word class and case of:
(Excuse me, I believe this penny is) YOURS.

Back 52

Second person plural possessive pronoun

Front 53

What is the word class and case of:
HIS (gas bill is higher than mine)

Back 53

Third person singular possessive pronoun

Front 54

What is the word class and case of:
(I once knew an aunt of) HERS.

Back 54

Third person singular possessive pronoun

Front 55

What is the word class and case of:
(This bonsai tree has a pedestal of) ITS (own.)

Back 55

Third person singular possessive pronoun

Front 56

Do you ever use an apostrophe with a possessive pronoun?

Back 56

NO

Front 57

What is the word class and case of:
THEIR (camper stays in Vermont all summer.)

Back 57

Third person plural possessive pronoun

Front 58

What is the word class and case of:
(Let's have a look at this proposal of) THEIRS.

Back 58

Third person plural possessive pronoun

Front 59

What is the word class and case of:
(Ever since, I've been kicking) MYSELF

Back 59

First person singular reflexive pronoun

Front 60

What is the word class and case of:
(We prefer to travel by) OURSELVES.

Back 60

First person plural reflexive pronoun

Front 61

What is the word class and case of:
(Just look at) YOURSELF!

Back 61

Second person singular reflexive pronoun

Front 62

What is the word class and case of:
(Go ahead and help) YOURSELVES.

Back 62

Second person plural reflexive pronoun

Front 63

What is the word class and case of:
(He's getting way ahead of) HIMSELF.

Back 63

Third person singular reflexive pronoun

Front 64

What is the word class and case of:
(She's very proud of) HERSELF.

Back 64

Third person singular reflexive pronoun

Front 65

What is the word class and case of:
(This model train runs by) ITSELF.

Back 65

Third person singular reflexive pronoun

Front 66

What is the word class and case of:
(They dug their foundation all by) THEMSELVES.

Back 66

Third person plural reflexive pronoun

Front 67

What is the word class and case of:
HISSELF

Back 67

Not an English word

Front 68

What is the word class and case of:
THEIRSELVES

Back 68

Not an English word

Front 69

What is the word class and case of:
THEMSELF

Back 69

Not an English word

Front 70

What is the word class and case of:
(They teach) EACH OTHER (without meaning to.)

Back 70

Reciprocal pronoun

Front 71

What is the word class and case of:
(Everyone should learn to help) ONE ANOTHER.

Back 71

Reciprocal pronoun