Word Classes - Free Printable

Here’s the completed worksheet with correct answers and explanations for each word class.

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Word Classes – Answers & Explanations

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Group 1: suspect – suspected – suspectible – suspecting – suspiciously – suspicious – suspicion – suspecting

> *Note: “suspectible” is not a standard English word — likely a typo. The intended word is probably “susceptible”, but since it’s not in the list, we’ll use only the given options. Also, “suspecting” appears twice — assume one is meant to be “susceptible” or just ignore duplication.*

✔ Correct Answers:

1. I think she suspected the surprise. → *(past tense verb)*
→ She already had the thought → suspected (verb, past)

2. They suspected him of committing the murder. → *(verb, past tense)*
→ Accused or believed him guilty → suspected

3. A suspect is a person under suspicion. → *(noun)*
→ “under suspicion” = being suspected → suspicion

4. My mother has always been very suspicious. → *(adjective)*
→ Describes her personality → suspicious

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Group 2: live – lived – lives – living – life – lively – lifeless

✔ Correct Answers:

5. We lived in the neighbourhood of Copenhagen for ten years. → *(past tense verb)*
→ Past action → lived

6. I enjoy living very much and hope to live to be very old. → *(gerund / base verb)*
→ “enjoy living” = gerund after verb; “hope to live” = infinitive → living / live

7. When they found him, he was lifeless. → *(adjective)*
→ No sign of life → lifeless

8. The market place was lively with vendors. → *(adjective)*
→ Full of energy/activity → lively

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Group 3: annoy – annoys – annoyed – annoying – annoyance – annoyingly

✔ Correct Answers:

9. Stop annoying your parents! Start to behave! → *(gerund/participle after "stop")*
→ “Stop + -ing” → annoying

10. Unwanted visitors are an annoyance. → *(noun)*
→ Something that causes annoyance → annoyance

11. He talked annoyingly about the episode. → *(adverb)*
→ Modifies “talked” → annoyingly

12. Why annoy when you can please? → *(base verb after “why”)*
→ “Why + verb?” = rhetorical question → annoy

13. He always annoys me! → *(present simple verb, 3rd person singular)*
→ Habitual action → annoys

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Group 4: love – loving – lovely – loved – loves – lovable – lovably

✔ Correct Answers:

14. She was the love of my life. → *(noun)*
→ “the love of my life” = idiom → love

15. He sent her loving glances all the time. → *(adjective)*
→ Describes the type of glances → loving

16. Everybody loves Saturday night. → *(present simple verb, 3rd person plural)*
→ General truth → loves

17. What a lovely smile. → *(adjective)*
→ Describes the smile → lovely

18. My niece is so lovable to everyone. → *(adjective)*
→ Easy to love → lovable

*(Note: “lovably” is rarely used and doesn’t fit any sentence here — correctly omitted.)*

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Group 5: sound – soundly – sounds – sound – sounded – soundness – sounding – soundable – sound

✔ Correct Answers:

19. He sounds like a very nice person. → *(present simple verb, 3rd person singular)*
→ “He sounds…” = perception → sounds

20. I like the sound of the white radio better than the sound of the black one. → *(noun)*
→ Refers to audio output → sound / sound

21. The child was soundly asleep when the parents got home. → *(adverb)*
→ Modifies “asleep” → soundly

22. He was soundly trashed by the semi-professional boxer. → *(adverb)*
→ Modifies “trashed” → soundly
*(Note: “soundly” fits both 21 and 22 — it means thoroughly or completely.)*

23. The sound of the bells woke me from sleep. → *(noun)*
→ Auditory stimulus → sound

*(“Soundable” is not a common word — likely distractor. “Sounding” as verb form doesn’t fit context.)*

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## ✔ Final Answer Key:

1. suspected — verb (past)
2. suspected — verb (past)
3. suspicion — noun
4. suspicious — adjective
5. lived — verb (past)
6. living — gerund, live — infinitive verb
7. lifeless — adjective
8. lively — adjective
9. annoying — gerund
10. annoyance — noun
11. annoyingly — adverb
12. annoy — base verb
13. annoys — verb (3rd person present)
14. love — noun
15. loving — adjective
16. loves — verb (3rd person present)
17. lovely — adjective
18. lovable — adjective
19. sounds — verb (3rd person present)
20. sound — noun, sound — noun
21. soundly — adverb
22. soundly — adverb
23. sound — noun

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📌 Tips for Word Classes:
- Noun: person, place, thing, idea → e.g., suspicion, life, annoyance
- Verb: action or state → e.g., suspected, lived, annoys
- Adjective: describes noun → e.g., suspicious, lively, lovely
- Adverb: modifies verb/adjective → e.g., suspiciously, annoyingly, soundly
- Gerund (-ing): acts as noun → e.g., enjoying living
- Infinitive (to + verb): purpose/hope → e.g., to live

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