NAME ______________________________________________ DATE _____________________ PERIOD ______________

3. LISTEN TO YOURSELF

Your ears (and those of your teacher and classmates) are very important in this activity.
Why? You are asked to name nouns, verbs (present tense only), and adjectives. Sounds easy
so far, doesn’t it? The key here is that you must name them according to the number of
syllables in the word. Thus, if you are asked for a one-syllable noun, cat is fine. A three-
syllable verb? Minimize. A four-syllable adjective? Intelligent. Use your dictionary or
thesaurus if necessary. So listen to yourself, and have a good time!

Name:
car,kid,pen,key
4 one-syllable nouns ________________________________________________________
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4 one-syllable verbs make,say,break,write

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good,sad,black,red
4 one-syllable adjectives _____________________________________________________

Name:
teacher,writer,police,doctor
4 two-syllable nouns _________________________________________________________
murder,gaming,fishing,playing
4 two-syllable verbs _________________________________________________________
ugly,lovely,slowly,hateful
4 two-syllable adjectives _____________________________________________________

Name:
terrorist,murderer,depresion,computer
4 three-syllable nouns _______________________________________________________

4 three-syllable verbs ________________________________________________________

beautiful,disgusting,suspicious,unpleasant
4 three-syllable adjectives ____________________________________________________

Name:
basketballer,footballer
4 four-syllable nouns ________________________________________________________

4 four-syllable verbs ________________________________________________________

inteligent
4 four-syllable adjectives _____________________________________________________