Look at the dictionary abbreviations for the parts of speech below. Read the three examples for each one, then add two more examples of your own

In English, the same word can be used as several different parts of speech, with different
meanings; for example, work can mean to do a job when used as a verb. When used as a
noun, it means a job.
A. Look at the dictionary abbreviations for the parts of speech below. Read the three
examples for each one, then add two more examples of your own.
n. (noun)
v. (verb)
adj. (adjective)
adv. (adverb)
Jamie, bowl, machine,
fill, support, invite,
simple, healthy, curious,
surely, carefully, happily,
prep. (preposition) during, after, in,
B Look at the dictionary entries below, then read the paragraph that follows. Circle the
correct abbreviation in the paragraph to show the part of speech for each word.
cool
cover
form
/ku:1/
/'kAv.ǝr/
/fo:m/
joke
/dzǝuk/
v. to make the temperature of something go down;
adj. having a low temperature
n. something that fits on top of a can, jar, etc;
v. to put something over another thing
n. the shape of something;
v. to change the shape of something
n. words that make people laugh;
v. to say something to make people laugh
Dear Diary,
Today was a nice, cool (1) (v. / adj.) day! Anna and I decided
to sit outside her house and look up at the sky. We saw forms
(2) (v./ adj.) of animals in the clouds. I made Anns laugh (3)
(n./ v.) when I said I could see her up there, too. Later, we
went into the kitchen as there was a nice smell (4) (n. / v.).
Anna's mom had put two apple pies out to cool (5) (v. / adj.).
In the evening after dinner, we each had a slice of pie. It was
delicious!.IR QI LOY
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