- ose ,- ous ,- eous ,- ious

1. -ose,-ous,-eous,-ious

2. Parts of Speech Review A word is a verb if we can use it in an infinitivephrase such as “to ___”. to eat to write to speculate

3. A word is a noun if we can precede it with the articles a, an, or the and construct a noun phrase. the apple a substructure an auditorium

4. A word is an adjective if we can place it before a noun and construct an adjective-noun phrase. the delicious apple the sturdy substructure a spacious auditorium

5. A word is an adverb if can place it before a verb, adjective, or other adverb to construct an adverbial phrase. he runs quickly she is highly intelligent they walk very slowly

6. Define these words: mountainous spacious famous verbose What do they have in common?

7. gracious manners full of grace, courtesy full of speech; chatty aloquacious speaker amalicious criminal full of malice; evil various factors full of variety; different an aqueous solution full of water; watery

8. averbose explanation full of words; wordy acurious experience full of curiosity grandiose ideas full of exaggerated grandness apopulous state full of people agenerous donation full of giving

9. voracious numerous frivilous bellicose 1. Someone with a ___ disposition likes to fight. 2. People who like books are often ___ readers. 3. Spending money foolishly is a ___ habit. 4. Although we never met in person, we did speak on the phone ___ times.

10. vivacious: full of life luminous: full of light amorous: full of love religious: full of faith