Word Form- Handout

WORD FORM: NOUN: The Person, Place, Object, idea, etc. that we talk about in a sentence. Success Ex. The Dog is eating its food. Ex. Experience has made me learn. VERB: The Action in a sentence. Ex. The boy runs very fast. Ex. We brought some fruit.

Succeed

ADJECTIVE: It describes the noun. Ex. Linda is very happy Ex. John is a very successful man.

Successful

ADVERB: It describes the verb. Successfully Ex. We closed our business successfully. Ex. She is rapidly coming down with a cold. Underline each word form in the sentences. 1. Sally quickly eats her warm pizza. 2. Jumping along the street the children are happy. 3. Many officials want to remove the federal government completely from Native American governance. 4. O’Neill’s plays, 45 in all, cover a wide range of dramatic subjects. 5. Many changes in literacy occurred as a result of the printing press. 6. How the octave is divided is unique to each culture. What is the corresponding adverb, adjective, noun and/or verb for the following Adjectives: (for example, if the written word is a adjective then write the adverb and verb(if there is one) forms. Thick _____________________________________________________________________ Irritate _____________________________________________________________________ Brave _____________________________________________________________________ Exclusive _____________________________________________________________________ Give _____________________________________________________________________ Guilty _____________________________________________________________________ To Like: _____________________________________________________________________ Meddlesome: __________________________________________________________________ Original: _____________________________________________________________________ Pleadingly: _____________________________________________________________________ To Rivet: _____________________________________________________________________

New Words: Find the meanings for these words and which word form they are. Try to see if you can find the other forms of the words. Transmitter, To Exchange, To Urge, Desire, To Flourish, To Commence, To Thrive, To Flounder, To Vegetate, Warily, Cautiously, Swiftly, Superb, Title, Outcome, Trust, To Acquire, Widespread, Policy