Word Classes

A set of vocabulary flashcards defining different word classes including types of nouns and verbs based on the lecture worksheet.

Nouns

Naming words.

Proper nouns

Nouns that name people and places, days of the week, months of the year (e.g., George, Sally, Bristol, Venezuela, Wednesday, January).

Concrete nouns

Nouns that name objects, materials and animals (e.g., pen, carpet, sugar, oxygen, dog, weasel).

Abstract nouns

Nouns that name ideas, feelings and qualities (e.g., education, beauty, anger, happiness, intelligence).

Collective nouns

Nouns that name groups (e.g., team, group, herd).

Verbs

Words that are often called "doing words".

Dynamic verbs

Verbs that refer to actions or events (e.g., run, read, drink, dance, describe, analyse).

Stative verbs

Verbs that refer to states, mental processes or sensations (e.g., sleep, think, believe, feel, possess, love, exist, be).

Verb test

A method to test if a word is a verb by trying adding -ing or fitting it into the sentence She/he/it ….s.