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Coverage of this CSE Reviewer:
Vocabulary 1. Nouns
Vocabulary 2. Pronouns
Vocabulary 3. Adjectives
Vocabulary 4. Verbs
Vocabulary 5. Adverbs
Vocabulary 6. Prepositions
Vocabulary 7. Conjunctions
Vocabulary 8. Interjections
Vocabulary 9: Chosen Words from A-K
Vocabulary 10: Chosen Words from L-Z
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3. Noun – name of person, place, event thing or idea
examples:
lecture Jojo film Davao
Makati convention Iloilo Miriam
Federalism Pangasinan Rody building
campaign book victory Grace
*From the examples above, tell which one is a person, place, event, thing or idea.
See Answers 1.1.
Noun has 4 Genders: Masculine, Feminine, Neuter, Common.
examples:
empress athlete fiancé pen
teacher tenor fiancée president
medicine education ball student
emperor amazon soprano Juan
*From the examples above, tell which one is a masculine, feminine, neuter or common.
See Answers 1.2.
Noun can also be classified as: Count, Mass, Collective & Compound.
examples:
race backyard bundle shoes
rainbow smoke sand cluster
sugar battalion fingers classroom
rooms seashore money water
*From the examples above, tell which one is count, mass, collective or compound.
See Answers 1.3.
Vocabulary 1. Nouns
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4. Answers 1.1. Nouns
Person: Miriam Jojo Rody Grace
Place: Iloilo Makati Davao Pangasinan
Event: lecture campaign victory convention
Thing/Idea: book Federalism building film
Answers 1.2. Genders of Noun
Masculine: Juan hero king fiancé
Feminine: soprano amazon empress fiancée
Neuter: athlete president teacher student
Common: ball education medicine pen
Answers 1.3. Other Kinds of Noun
Count: money shoes fingers rooms
Mass: sugar sand smoke water
Collective: race battalion bundle cluster
Compound: rainbow seashore classroom backyard
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5. Pronoun – is a substitute for noun
examples:
I we yours her
me you mine him
its ours hers they
his their he my
you your our them
us she it theirs
*From the examples above, tell which one is singular or plural. Also tell what person of
pronoun it is. Is it 1st
person, 2nd
person or 3rd
person? Lastly, determine what case does
it belong. Is it Nominative, Objective or Possessive?
See Answers 2.1.
Other Kinds of Pro noun are: Demonstrative, Interrogative & Indefinite.
examples:
everyone this anything nobody
nothing everybody whose that
anybody something whom these
those anyone somebody everything
someone which no one who
*From the examples above, tell which one belongs to demonstrative, interrogative or
indefinite.
See Answers 2.2.
Vocabulary 2. Pronouns
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6. Answers 2.1. Pronouns
Answers 2.2. Other Kinds of Pronoun
Demonstrative: this that these those
Interrogative: who whose whom which
Indefinite: nothing anything something everything
nobody anybody somebody everybody
no one anyone someone everyone
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Person Number Nominative Objective Possessive
1st
Person Singular I me my, mine
Plural we us our, ours
2nd
Person Singular you you your, yours
Plural you you your, yours
3rd
Person Singular he, she, it him, her, it his, her,
hers, its
Plural they them their, theirs
7. Adjective – describes a noun or pronoun. It can refer to size, shape, color, texture, quantity,
quality, height, length/distance, etc.
examples:
rough huge reddish many
red round smooth dark
triangular bright cone square
big fine small little
near close several far
low short good beautiful
ugly bad tall high
few some long many
*From the examples above, tell which one belongs best to size, shape, color, texture,
quantity, quality, height, length/distance.
See Answers 3.1.1 & 3.1.2.
Adjectives have 3 Degrees of Comparison: Positive, Comparative & Superlative.
examples:
fastest adorable good
better worst more adorable
bad fast worst
best faster most adorable
*From the examples above, tell which one is in positive, comparative or superlative degree.
See Answers 3.2.
Vocabulary 3. Adjectives
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8. Answers 3.1.1. Adjectives According to Size, Shape, Color & Texture
Size: small big little huge
Shape: round triangular square cone
Color: reddish red dark bright
Texture: smooth rough fine coarse
Answers 3.1.2. Adjectives According to Quantity, Quality, Height & Distance
Quantity: many few several *some
Quality: beautiful ugly good bad
Height: high low tall short
Distance/Length: far near long close
*can also be an indefinite pronoun
Answers 3.2. Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives
Positive: good bad fast adorable
Comparative: better worse faster more adorable
Superlative: best worst fastest most adorable
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9. Verb – expresses action or state of being. It can be Regular, Irregular, Linking or Auxiliary.
examples:
may is thought will
are ate cursed walked
felt kissed seem am
blessed shall might ran
*From the examples above, tell which one is Regular, Irregular, Linking or Auxiliary.
See Answers 4.1.
Verb has 3 Tenses: Past, Present & Future. There is also the Past Participle form.
examples:
sing spoken seen will sing
will do sung sang written
drove drunk will speak drink
saw see drive will drink
gone went wrote will drive
will see will write will go speak
write driven drank done
did spoke do will go
*From the examples above, tell which one is in its past, present, future or
past participle form.
See Answers 4.2.
Vocabulary 4. Verbs
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10. Answers 4.1. Kinds of Verb
Regular: walked kissed blessed cursed
Irregular: ran ate felt thought
Linking: am is are seem
Auxiliary: will shall may might
Answers 4.2. Tenses of Verb
Past Present Future Past Participle
spoke speak will speak spoken
sang sing will sing sung
drank drink will drink drunken
saw see will see seen
went go will go gone
did do will do done
drove drive will drive driven
wrote write will write written
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11. Adverb - modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb. It can be an Adverb of Manner, Place,
Time or Frequency.
examples:
weekly joyfully always carelessly
morning sometimes here tomorrow
downstairs there yesterday inside
carefully today sorrowfully seldom
never annual daily thoughtlessly
soon between upstairs alongside
outside night later afternoon
*From the examples above, tell which one is an Adverb of Manner, Place, Time or Frequency.
See Answers 5.1.
There are also adverbs that indicate agreement & disagreement. They are the Adverbs of
Affirmation & Negation.
examples:
nay not
certainly negatively
aye positively
no yes
*From the examples above, tell which one is an Adverb of Affirmation or Negation.
See answers 5.2.
Vocabulary 5. Adverbs
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12. Adverbs 5.1. Kinds of Adverb
Manner Place Time Frequency
joyfully there yesterday always
sorrowfully here today sometimes
quickly inside tomorrow seldom
easily outside morning never
carelessly upstairs afternoon daily
carefully downstairs right weekly
thoughtlessly alongside soon monthly
thoughtfully between later annual
Adverbs 5.2. Adverbs of Affirmation & Negation
Affirmation Negation
yes no
certainly not
aye nay
positively negatively
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13. Preposition – relates a noun, pronoun and/or phrase to another words in a sentence. It can be
a time, place or motion.
examples:
inward under after
during before over
above toward below
through since outward
*From the examples above, tell which one is a time, place or motion.
See Answers 6.1.
There are also prepositions that can be both a time and a place, depending on its usage. And there
are also “motion” prepositions that can be used for both time and place.
examples:
in on
to before
by at
from after
*From the examples above, tell which one can be a time & place and which one is a motion
for time & place.
See Answers 6.2.
Some prepositions are composed of more than one word. They are called Compound Prepositions.
See Answers 6.3.
Vocabulary 6. Prepositions
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14. Answers 6.1. Kinds of Preposition
*Time **Place Motion
before above toward
during under inward
after over through
since below outward
*can also be regarded as Adverbs of Time
**can also be regarded as Adverbs of Place
Answers 6.2. Other Kinds of Preposition
Time or Place Motion for Time/Place
in from
on to
at after
by before
Answers 6.3. Compound Prepositions
according to in place of
ahead of in regard to
apart of in spite of
aside from instead of
as of in view of
because of next to
by means of prior to
in addition to out of
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15. Conjunction – connects words or groups of words
They can be Coordinating, Correlative, Conjunctive or Subordinating.
examples:
neither-nor or either-or
so that therefore and
but because both-and
however while indeed
*From the examples above, tell which one belongs to Coordinating, Correlative,
Conjunctive or Subordinating.
See Answers 7.1.
There are other examples of Conjunction.
See Answers 7.2.
Vocabulary 7. Conjunctions
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16. Answers 7.1. Kinds of Conjunction
Coordinating: and or but
Correlative: either-or neither-nor both-and
Conjunctive: therefore however indeed
Subordinating: because so that while
Answers 7.2. Other Examples of Conjunction
although if
as in order that
as if lest
as long as than
as soon as though
as though till
even if unless
eventhough until
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17. Interjection – expresses intense feelings. It can be positive, negative or neutral.
examples:
Ouch! Behold!
Hey! Shit!
At last! Alas!
Hurray! Bravo!
*From the examples above, tell which one is positive, negative or neutral.
See Answers 8.1.
Interjections commonly express surprise & disgust.
examples:
Yikes! Whoa!
Gosh! Yuck!
Ew! Oh!
Wow! Damn!
*From the examples above, tell which one expresses surprise & disgust.
See Answers 8.2.
Vocabulary 8. Interjections
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19. A budge, v. kumilos
aback, adv. mabigla C
abrogate, v. kanselahin calyx, n. takupis
acclaim, v. ipagbunyi camphor, n. alkampor
adage, n. sabi-sabi chip in, v. pag-aambag-ambag
affray, n. gulo chum, n. kaibigan
ajar, adj. nakaawang clench, v. hawakan nang mahigpit
alacarte, adv. espesyal na putahe clinch in, n. paglalapat
alimony, n. sustento cob, n. busal
amity, n. pagkakaibigan cot, n. papag
animosity, n. pagdaramdam cozy, adj. maginhawa
aperitif, n. inuming pampagana D
ardor, n. kasiglahan dashing, adj. modernong manamit
B deaden, v. makabawas
baffle, v. guluhin disenchanted, v. nawalan ng gana
bale, n. bulto dregs, n. latak
banter, v. pagbibiro E
baste, v. ihilbana eaves, n. medya-agwa
batler, n. galapong elated, v. sumisigla
beck, n. tawag elope, v. magtanan
be-cloud, v. palabuin emaciated, adj. napakapayat
bedazzle, v. malula enema, n. labatiba
begrudge, v. pagdadalawang-isip enfeeble, v. pahinain
blanch, v. paputiin exacerbate. pagpapalala
Vocabulary 9. Chosen Words from A-K
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20. F H
flagellant, n. nagpepenitensiya haggle, v. pakikipagtawanan
flair, n. hilig hale, adj. malusog
flint, n. pingkian harrow, n. suyod
flop, adj. bigo haul, v. hilahin pataas
fondle, v. haplusin helm, n. ugit
furl, v. balumbunin henpeck, adj. talu-talunan
furlough, n. bakasyon hinge, v. masalalay
furrow, n. tudlong hitch, v. isingkaw
G hurdle, n. sagabal
gab, n. daldal I
gag, v. busalan impel, v. itaboy
gaiety, n. kasaysayan impend, v. magbabala
gaily, adj. masaya impudent, adj. pangahas
galley, n. kusina ng barko o eroplano indemnify, v. magbayad-pinsal
gallows, n. bibitayan iris, n. balintataw
gash, n. galos ivory, n. garing
gaudy, adj. masagwa J
gaunt, adj. patpatin jack, n. sota; gato
gesticulate, v. magkukumpas jaundice, n. paninilaw ng balat
giddy, adj. nahihilo jobber, n. namimili at nagbebenta
goad, v. sulsulan jut, v. umusli; umalsa
green-eyed, adj. seloso K
green-horn, n. baguhan karat, n. kilatis
grovel, v. maglupasay keel, v. tumagilid
gyp, v. dayain kibitzers, n. dalahira
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21. L niggard, n. kuripot
loath, v. kasuklaman nip, v. kumagat; kumurot
lull, v. patahimikin nook, n. sulok
M nudge, v. sikuhin
mahogany, n. kamagong O
malign, v. siraan ng puri oaf, n. gunggong
mania, n. sumpong oblique, v. humilig
mare, n. lalaking kabayo obstinate, adj. matigas ang ulo
meager, adj. kaunti obviate, v. maiwasan
mendicant, n. pulubi offing, n. laot
menial, n. katulong; tagasilbi offset, v. palitan
mensuration, n. pagsusukat ogle, v. titigan
misgiving, n. pangamba opulent, adj. mayaman
molt, v. maghunos P
moor, v. idaong; ipondo palatial, adj. malapalasyo
mule, n. mula palsy, n. paralysis
mum, adj. di nagsasalita parcel, n. balutan; sukat
muzzle, v. busalan parch, v. patuyuin
myriad, n. napakarami pare, v. talupan; balatan
N peevish, adj. bugnutin
nab, v. dakpin; hulihin perforate, v. butasin
nape, n. batok perturb, v. magulumihanan
nibble, n. maliit na kagat pilfer, v. mang-umit; mangupit
nick, n. ukab pimp, n. bugaw
Vocabulary 10. Chosen Words from L-Z
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22. placate, v. payapain; ilagay ravenous, adj. gutom; hayok
plait, n. pilages recalcitrant, adj. suwail
plump, adj. malaman; mataba recoil, v. manliit
ply, v. magparro’t parito redound, v. humantong
poignant, adj. makabagbag damdamin reel, v. sumuray; ikirin
pounce, v. sagpangin relapse, n. pagkabinat
precarious, adj. mabuway rescind, v. pawalang-bisa
profuse, adj. sagana respite, n. patlang
protract, v. magtagal reticent, n. hindi palakibo
prowler, n. pagala-galang tao retrench, v. magbawas
Q rig, n. kalesa
quackery, n. pandaraya roft, n. hati; siwang
quaff, v. lagukin S
quagmire, v. kumunoy satiated, adj, sawa
qualm, n. pagdadalawang-isip shabbiness, n. panlilimahid
quarry, v. tibagin shirk, v. umiwas
quash, v. pawalang-bisa squander, v. lustayin
quaver, v. manginig sultry, adj. maalinsangan
queer, adj. kakatuwa; kakaiba T-Z
quilt, n. sapin sa kama tacit, adj. tahimik
quip, n. pakli truant, adj. bulakbol
rabid, adj. masugid veracious, adj. mapagtapat
ramble, n. lagalag; paglaboy vogue, n. uso; moda
ramify, v. magsanga-sanga wonted, n. makasanaya; makaugalian
rancid, adj. maanta yen, n. paghahangad
rancor, n. hinanakit zinger, n. nakakatawang salita
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