In the sentence 'The learners worked carefully in groups', what part of speech is 'carefully'?
Describing Language And Language Skills
Question · Easy
Which word classes are 'open' and which are 'closed', and why does the distinction matter?
Grammar
Flashcard
Which sentence contains a present perfect form?
Question · Medium
Verb form that shows when an action happens, such as in the past, present or future.
Describing language
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Chapter 1: Describing Language Systems
1.1 About TKT Module 1 & ELT Terminology Fundamentals
Study guide
Cheat sheet
In 'You must not use a dictionary during the quiz', the modal verb mainly expresses:
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Game
In 'She has been waiting since nine', which part is tense and which part is aspect?
In the sentence 'The teacher who observed the lesson gave detailed feedback', the words 'who observed the lesson' are a:
Question · Hard
Word group that usually contains a subject and a finite verb and can be a whole sentence or only part of one.
Which sentence is in the passive voice?
'That could be Sara at the door' and 'You could ask your tutor' both use 'could'. What does each one express?
In 'the three very useful online dictionaries', which option best describes the whole group of words?
Verb form ending in -ing that works as a noun, as in 'I hate shopping'.
1.2 Grammar: Parts of Speech, Tense, Aspect & Sentence Structure
Which word in 'She almost always arrives early' is an adverb of frequency?
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Term Match
How do you tell an auxiliary verb from a main verb in a sentence?
The word 'unhelpful' is formed by adding:
Letter or letters attached to the start or end of a base word to form a new one, sometimes changing its part of speech.
Which phrase is the best example of a collocation?
What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?
'Carrot', 'onion', 'potato', and 'cabbage' belong to the same:
Letter or letters placed at the front of a word to create a new one, as in 'clear' becoming 'unclear'.
1.3 Lexis: Word Formation, Collocation, Idioms & Meaning
Which pair is a pair of homophones?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Both determiners and adjectives come before a noun. What separates them?
A Spanish speaker says 'I am embarrassed' intending to mean 'I am pregnant' because of the Spanish word 'embarazada'. This is an example of:
Fixed expression whose meaning is different from the meanings of its individual words, as in 'under the weather'.
Which option has the most formal register for asking someone to wait?
A sentence contains two clauses joined by 'although'. Is it compound or complex?
The words 'slim' and 'skinny' are similar in denotation, but 'skinny' can sound less positive. This difference is mainly one of:
Saying one syllable or word more loudly and for longer than the parts around it.
1.4 Phonology: Phonemes, Word/Sentence Stress, Intonation & Connected Speech
In 'Please look after the plants while I am away', 'look after' is a:
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
In TKT terms, what is the difference between the form and the use of a grammatical structure?
Which suffix changes the adjective 'kind' into a noun meaning a quality?
Kind of sound made with vibration that can be felt in the throat, such as /b/ or /d/.
The smallest sound unit that can change meaning in a language is called a:
Name the three main types of word formation tested in TKT lexis tasks.
Lexis
Which pair is a minimal pair?
Name for the /ə/ vowel heard in unstressed syllables, such as the weak form of 'can'.
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