Can you name the common words for each part of speech?

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  • Correctly named words will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • The number in parentheses is the length of the word. Different forms of the same word are combined. Words are only listed once: in their most common part of speech. Proper nouns/adjectives are removed
  • Source: Corpus of Comtemporary American English, 1990-2011
  • Also try: Parts of Speech
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Nouns
1. (4) 
2. (4) 
3. (6) 
4. (3) 
5. (3) 
6. (3) 
7. (5) 
8. (5) 
9. (4) 
10. (5) 
Pronouns
1. (2) 
2. (1) 
3. (3) 
4. (2) 
5. (4) 
6. (2) 
7. (3) 
8. (3) 
9. (4) 
10. (2) 
Verbs
1. (2) 
2. (4) 
3. (2) 
4. (3) 
5. (2) 
6. (3) 
7. (3) 
8. (5) 
9. (4) 
10. (4) 
Adjectives
1. (5) 
2. (3) 
3. (4) 
4. (4) 
5. (3) 
6. (5) 
7. (3) 
8. (5) 
9. (5) 
10. (8) 
Articles/possessive pronouns
1. (3) 
2. (1) 
3. (3) 
4. (5) 
5. (3) 
6. (2) 
7. (4) 
8. (3) 
9. (3) 
10. (2) 
Prepositions
1. (2) 
2. (2) 
3. (2) 
4. (3) 
5. (4) 
6. (2) 
7. (2) 
8. (4) 
9. (2) 
10. (5) 
Conjunctions
1. (3) 
2. (4) 
3. (3) 
4. (2) 
5. (2) 
6. (2) 
7. (4) 
8. (4) 
9. (7) 
10. (5) 
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Common Words By Part of Speech Quiz

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