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Do You Know If These 17 Words Are Verbs Or Adjectives?

English Quiz: Is This Word A Verb, Adjective, Or Both?

Is This Word A Verb, Adjective, Or Both?

"[Long](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/long?s=t)" is an adjective!

"[Freeze](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/freeze?s=t)" is a verb!

"[Funny](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/funny?s=t)" is an adjective!

"[Alert](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/alert?s=t)" is both!

"[Clean](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/clean?s=t)" is both!

"[Secure](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/secure?s=t)" is both!

"[Awful](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/awful?s=t)" is an adjective!

"[Red](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/red?s=t)" is an adjective!

"[Concern](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/concern?s=t)" is a verb!

"[Dim](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/dim?s=t)" is both!

"[Describe](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/describe?s=t)" is a verb!

"[Crisp](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/crisp?s=t)" is both!

"[Listen](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/listen?s=t)" is a verb!

"[Alive](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/alive?s=t)" is an adjective!

"[Empty](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/empty?s=t)" is both!

"[Follow](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/follow?s=t)" is both!

"[Boost](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/boost?s=t)" is a verb!

Uh oh! These tricky words seem to have gotten the best of you! Luckily, this isn't 20 years ago and you don't have to thumb through a giant dictionary to make sure you're using a word correctly. You can just Google them. In no time, you'll be a word ace!

Mixed Up!

Something about these words make them look like they could be verbs or adjectives at first glance. While you may not know them all off the top of your head, you have a pretty good understanding of action words and describing words.

Pretty good!

You are a word usage expert! It's very rare that you misuse a word or use it out of context. You know how to put together a mean sentence!

Word Nerd!

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Do You Know If These 17 Words Are Verbs Or Adjectives?

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