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Saturday, November 8, 2025

Quiz for Lessons 41-45 - Parts of Speech - Adjectives

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Instructions: Choose the correct answer in these sentences.

1. Mr. Smith is (a husband and father, a husband and a father).

2. (An, A) orange is sweeter than (an, a) pear.

3. May I go to the movie with (them, those) boys?

4. I would avoid (this, these) kinds of back operations.

5. (That, those) sorts of plants are poisonous.

6. May I go help (those, these, them)?

7. James wants (a watch and a camera, a watch and camera).

8. (A, An) answer is what I need now.


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Answers:

1. Mr. Smith is a husband and father.

2. An orange is sweeter than a pear.

3. May I go to the movie with those boys?

4. I would avoid these kinds of back operations.

5. Those sorts of plants are poisonous.

6. May I go help them?

7. James wants a watch and a camera.

8. An answer is what I need now.


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Friday, November 7, 2025

Lesson 45 - Parts of Speech - Adjectives

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This is just a review assignment covering Lessons 41, 42, 43, to 44. See how you do and then go back and review areas that caused trouble.

Instructions: Choose the correct adjectives in these sentences.

1. (Them, Those) skate boards are in the wrong place.

2. (This, These) kind of job is hard work.

3. You need (a pen and a calculator, a pen and calculator).

4. Our society needs (these, that) kinds of rules.

5. The zoo has (a, an) elephant that is huge.


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Answers:

1. Those skate boards are in the wrong place.

2. This kind of job is hard work.

3. You need a pen and a calculator.

4. Our society needs these kinds of rules.

5. The zoo has an elephant that is huge.


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Monday, November 3, 2025

Lesson 41 - Parts of Speech - Adjectives

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Use the article an before a word beginning with a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) or a vowel sound (words beginning with a silent h as heir, hour).  Words that start with eu or u that are pronounced with a long u or pronounced like "you" use the article a before them.  
 
     Examples:  
     an egg
     an hour
     an orange
     an idea
     a house
     a mouse
     a river
     a boy
     a ukulele
     a eucalyptus tree

Instructions: Use the correct article before the following words.

1. girl

2. man

3. horse

4. apple

5. honor

6. restaurant

7. industry

8. eye

9. car

10. flower


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Answers:

1. a girl

2. a man

3. a horse

4. an apple

5. an honor

6. a restaurant

7. an industry

8. an eye

9. a car

10. a flower


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