Word Classes: Content Words

Which is verb in this sentence: "The athlete trained hard for the upcoming competition."

• Athlete

• Trained

• Hard

• Upcoming

Which is adjective in this sentence: "The ancient manuscript revealed unknown facts about the civilization."

• Ancient

• Manuscript

• Facts

• Revealed

Which is the appropriate noun for the incomplete sentence: "The students were asked to write a short _____ about their favorite teacher and what made them inspiring."

• Letter

• Description

• Explanation

• Story

Which is verb in this sentence: "The discovery of the hidden cave amazed the explorers."

• Discovery

• Hidden

• Amazed

• Cave

The professor spoke so _____ during the lecture that many students struggled to understand the main points.

• Clearly

• Elegantly

• Quickly

• Carefully