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Learn to Listen 1 Lecture 7 Vocabulary Grammar
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Undergraduate 1
11/14/2012

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Term

Which of these words is the noun form?

 

a.  accuracy

b.  accurate

c.  accurately

Definition
The answer is accuracy.
Term

Which of these words is an adjective?

 

a.  accuracy

b. accurate

c.  accurately

Definition
The answer is accurate.
Term

Which of these words is an adverb?

 

a.  accuracy

b.  accurate

c.  accurately

Definition
The answer is accurately.
Term

Two of the words below are nouns.  What are they?

 

a.  analysis

b.  analyst

c.  analyze

d.  analytical

e.  analytically

Definition
Analysis and analyst are nouns.
Term

Which word below is a verb?

 

a.  analysis

b.  analyst

c.  analyze

d.  analytical

e.  analytically

Definition
Analyze.
Term

Which word is an adjective?

 

a.  analysis

b.  analyst

c.  analyze

d.  analytical

e.  analytically

 

Definition
analytical
Term

Which word fits into the blank in the following sentence?

 

His statements were based on a previous ____________ that he had made, but that belief was untested and incorrect.

 

a.  assumption

b.  assume

Definition
assumption
Term

Which word fits into the blank in the following sentence?

 

They _________ that we're going with them to the concert, but they're wrong.  We have tickets to fly out that evening.

 

a.  assumption

b.  assume

Definition
assume
Term

Which words below are verbs?

 

a.  assume

b.  diminish

c.  focus

d.  reside

Definition
All the words are verbs.
Term

How do we know that the following words are all verbs?

 

analyze, destabilize, itemize, stabilize

Definition
They all end in the sufix -ize.
Term

Which parts of speech does the word focus fit into?

 

a.  Nouns.

b.  Verbs.

c.  Adjectives.

d.  Nouns and verbs.

Definition
Nouns and verbs.
Term

Which word below is not a noun?

 

a.  diminish

b.  focus

c.  item

d.  majority

 

Definition

diminish

 

Term

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct word form from the choices below.

 

The ____________ of students in IELC came from Asia in Fall semester 2012.

 

a.  majority

b.  major

Definition
majority
Term

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the correct word from the choices that follow.

 

One _________ difference between the United States and Canada is in population size.

 

a.  majority

b.  major

Definition
major
Term

What do the following nouns have in common?

 

a.  majority

b.  similarity

c.  stability

d.  instability

Definition
The suffix -ity.
Term

Which of the following words is a noun?

 

a.  method

b.  methodical

c.  methocically

Definition
method
Term

Which of the following words is an adjective?

 

a. method

b.  methodical

c.  methodically

Definition
methodical
Term

Which word or words below are adverbs?

 

a.  accurately

b. analytically

c. methodically

d.  similarly

e.  sufficiently

f.  technologically

g.  variably

Definition
They are all adverbs.  The -ly suffix shows that.
Term

What are the two nouns in the word family below?

 

a.  residence

b.  resident

c.  reside

d.  residential

e.  residentially

Definition
residence and resident
Term

Which word below is a verb?

 

a.  residence

b.  resident

c.  reside

d.  residential

e. residentially

Definition
c.  reside
Term

Which word is a synonym for the word in bold in the following sentence?

 

One likeness between those students is that they are both female.

 

a.  similar

b.  similarity

c.  similarly

Definition
similarity
Term

Which word is a synonym for the word in bold in the sentence below?

 

The twins in my class are identical twins, so they look completely alike.

 

a.  similar

b.  similarity

c.  similarly

Definition
similar
Term

Which word below is a noun?

 

a.  major

b.  stable

c.  site

d.  suffice

Definition
site
Term

Which of the words below is a synonym for the word in bold in the sentence below?

 

The permananence of the American government can be seen in the fact that it is 223 years old.

 

a.  stability

b.  stable

c.  stabilize

Definition
stability
Term
What sign is there that the following words are all adjectives:  analytical, methodical, technological?
Definition
They all end in -al.
Term

Which word below means the same thing as the adjective "enough"?

 

a.  sufficiency

b.  suffice

c.  sufficient

d.  sufficiently

Definition
 sufficient
Term

Which word below is a verb?

 

a.  sufficiency

b. suffice

c.  sufficient

d.  sufficiently

Definition
 suffice
Term

Which word below does not fit into the group of nouns that names a person who does something?

 

a.  analyst

b.  resident

c.  technician

d.  variation

Definition
variation
Term

Which word below is a verb?

 

a.  reside

b.  suffice

c.  undergo

d.  vary

Definition
They are all verbs.
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