Thursday, September 22, 2005

Word Nerd Exercise 6: Name It and Claim It

To test your knowledge of vocabulary and parts of speech, answer these. Share your answers via the comments section here. And this week, I’m offering a prize to the first five entries with all correct answers. Those writers each will get a free copy of Found magazine. Be sure you leave a name or nickname on your comment post so I can tell who won. (I'll declare the winners and have you email your mailing addresses directly to me.)

OK, ready, set, go!

1. List alphabetically 10 adverbs that have at least 8 letters. Example: dramatically.
2. List 10 nouns that are synonyms for house, meaning “living quarters.”
3. List 5 interjections that express excitement. Example: Yeeha!
4. List 5 adjectives that deal with extreme weather events.
5. Orange often is listed as a common English-language word that cannot be rhymed. What are two others?

And here are last week's sentences, with their commas in the right places.
1. Well, is this your final day at work?
2. After the doctor reset it, her broken arm mended perfectly.
3. The wedding gifts included a clock, a popcorn popper, a plasma TV and seven toasters.
4. "If you reheat that awful meatloaf one more time, I'm getting a divorce," Tammy said to David, her third husband.
5. John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

32 Comments:

Blogger beche-la-mer said...

Here are my answers to the quiz:
1. alphabetically, anonymously, excitedly, inadvertently, liturgically, noiselessly, sensitively, sleepily, synonymously, usefully
2. residence, domain, apartment, condominium, flat, domicile, cottage, pied-a-terre, bungalow, home, unit, terrace house (I threw in extras in case you disallow the French)
3. Woohoo! Bonzer! You beauty! Wow! Crikey!
4. cyclonic, tempestuous, monsoonal, stormy, diluvial
5. purple and silver

11:50 PM  
Blogger HOLMES said...

1. altruistically, beautifully, candidly, haltingly, metaphorically, objectively, perfunctorily, quizzically, soporifically, trippingly
2. dwelling, abode, lodging, tenement, residence, shelter, domicile, habitation, home, mansion
3. All right! Bitchin'! Yes! Holy crap! Awesome!
4. catastrophic, unpredictable, stormy, wet, Biblical (heard those on CNN today)
5. purple and month

This was fun, prof!

12:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. bombastically, creatively, drastically, emphatically, enthusiastically, frenetically, hurriedly, practically, sardonically, seriously
2. place, abode, dwelling, pad, residence, lodging, digs, refuge, shelter, crib
3. Whoohoo! Yowza! Sweet! Yippee! Hooray! (this makes me think of Schoolhouse Rock's "Interjections" song- "Interjections (Well!) Show excitement (Oh!) Or emotion (Hey!)"... a gem from my elementary school days)
4. unrelenting, devastating, torrential, deadly, catastrophic
5. lozenge, medicine (?)

I remember seeing Davy Rothbart on Letterman and thinking that the concept of "Found" was very cool. Thanks for the challenge!

12:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. Astronomically
Cavalierly
Comprehensively
Conventionally
Expensively
Fantastically
Genetically
Instinctively
Monumentally
Transparently


2. Habitation
Domicile
Home
Dwelling
Abode
Residence
Lodging
Digs
Quarters
Homestead

3. Wow!
Man!
Crimeny! (OK, so it’s obsolete, my grandmother still uses it.)
Awesome!
WooHoo!

4. Torrential
Deluged
Tempestuous
Flooded
Apocalyptic


5. Purple
Silver



Tapper

12:34 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not completely comfortable with my answer of "medicine" for number five, what with it having three syllables and all. I think I'll add "purpose," as long as there isn't a "No takebacks" rule. Merci beaucoup.

12:46 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. indiscriminately, partially, deferentially, generally, prolifically, fortuitously, gratefully, tangentially, tremendously, adventurously

2. home, abode, residence, domicile, dwelling, joint, pad, place, habitation, crib

3. Wow! Gosh! Woohoo! Woah! Yay!

4. torrential, slippery, heavy, sweltering, scorching

5. purple, hungry

12:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On last week's answer, I wold put a commaafter TV in sentence 3. It adds clarity and speeds the reading.

5:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1) carefully
carelessly
doggedly
woefully
exponentially
accidentally
efficiently
ferociously
powerfully
politely

2) crib
residence
dwelling
abode
lodging
digs
home
flat
homestead
pad

3) yay
woohpee
ho
hurrah
whoa

4) inclement
violent
catastrophic
torrential
blustering

5) silver
month

SUNIL

8:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. Frequently, habitually, normally, occasionally, sometimes, conservatively, thankfully, mercifully,infinitely, patiently, expeditiously

2. domicile, dwelling, household, manor, mansion, coop, joint, shelter, den, residence

3. Vila! Yahoo! Whoopee! Bravo! Oops!

4. Precipitous, threatening, disastrous, severe, violent

5. month, silver

I believe I'm already outnumbered but thanks for the early morning diversion. We're in Houston anticipating Hurricane Rita's wrath!

8:25 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My list 3 should read:

Voila! Yahoo! Whoopee! Bravo! Oops!

8:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. Extraordinarily, drastically, excessively, remarkably, exceedingly, tremendously, exceptionally, eminently, abnormally, inordinately
2. Abode, home, residence, pad, dwelling, dump, place, shack, mansion, lodging
3. Fetch! Tubular! Zang! Narly! Chaching!
4. Duh... catastrophic, devastating, Level-50382, unfortunate, sensationalized!
5. Nothing (ha), Pint

8:37 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. affectionately, disdainfully, dispairingly, flamboyantly, gracefully, listlessly, pleasantly, realistically, sarcastically, witheringly
2. domicile, abode, home, residence, den, lair, nest, coop, apartment, shelter
3. Wow!, Awesome!, Fabulous!, That rocks!, Great!
4. catastrophic, devasting, punishing, monsterous, withering, Biblical
5. hungry and angry

10:02 AM  
Blogger geebrooke said...

1. alphabetically, deliberately, dynamically, functionally, institutionally, magnanimously, perpendicularly, superstitiously, systematically, unhelpfully.

2. abode, domicile, unit, place, pad, address, quarters, digs, home, residence.

3. Whee! Yay! Hooray! Yeah! Whoo-hoo!

4. torrential, deadly, brutal, crippling, stifling.

5. The other two colors, purple and silver!

10:50 AM  
Blogger maurinsky said...

Too late for a prize, but here goes anyway:

1. artistically, cautiously, conveniently, craftily, cunningly, disturbingly, effervescently, masterfully, tenderly, tragically

2. cottage, condo, bungalow, cabin, apartment, abode, estate, manor, manse, flat

3. Woohoo! Wahoo! Yippee! Yowza! Huzzah!

4. powerful, unpredictable, huge, deadly, terrifying

5. purple, silver

11:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. lovingly, excruciatingly, realistically,inexplicably, wondrously, breathlessly, noiselessly, compellingly, ceaselessly, mindlessly.
2. residence, home, abode, shelter, lodgings, apartment, dwelling, inn, manor, dormitory.
3. Hurrah, Wahoo, Wow, Awesome, Crikey.
4. torrential, catastrophic, deadly, raging, scorching, threatening.
5. wolf, month, bulb, gulf, width, sculpts.

11:46 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1) Boastfully, excitedly, fortuitously, hurriedly, menacingly, ominously, onerously, serendipitously, threateningly, unfortunately
2) Abode, castle, casa, dwelling, home, cloister, money-pit, palace, investment, cocoon
3) Eureka! Oh boy! Tits! Jesus! Sweet!
4) Apocalyptic, torrential, destructive, unexpected, awe-inspiring
5) Purple, month

1:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

authentically, wistfully, amazingly, questionably, heavenly, amicably, crankily, rancorously, timorously, markedly

dwelling, domicile, mansion, hut, pad, palace, abode, condominium, apartment, cottage

Huzza! Hooray! Wahoo! Wheee! Ha-ha!

Torrential, arid, frigid, gusty, stormy

Silver, locksmith

4:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. automatically, beatifically, casually, deliberately, effortlessly, furiously, gradually, horrifically, individually, judiciously

2. dwelling, abode, domicile, digs, pad, place, habitat, crib, home, residency

3. Far out! Zowie! Hot damn! Wow! Ohmygod!

4. frigid, gusty, torrential, violent, catastrophic

5. purple, pint

5:24 PM  
Blogger Liz Miller said...

Non-rhyming words (of which orange is not one. "Door hinge"): Silver, purple.

Interjections: Golly! Wow! Yowza! Hooray! Yippee!

Long adverbs: amazingly, astoundingly, carefully, dastardly, immediately, intolerably, patiently, silently, uncontrollably, unfortunately

House synonyms: Apartment, rooms, flat, digs, dorm, cottege, castle, home, place, pad.

Weather adjectives: Stormy, snowy, parched, howling, raging

10:32 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. absolutely, carefully, confidently, enthusiastically, fortunately, geometrically, impatiently, neighborly, occaisionally, unwillingly

2. dwelling, abode, residence, crib, manse, flat, pad, domicile, mansion, place (as in "Your place or mine?")

3. Yikes! Wow! Yipee! Woohoo! OMG!(Oh my God!, if "blogspeak" is not allowed)

4. tornadic, frigid, searing, torrential, icy

5. pint, month

Alice C., Arkansas

12:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

1. Adverbs:

amazingly
eventually
indubitably
objectively
obstreperously
outrageously
periodically
predictably
spontaneously
understandably

2. Synonyms for house:

Dwelling
Quarters
Abode
Home
Territory
Apartment
Habitat
Domicile
Residence
Lodging


3. Interjections:

Sweet!
Woohoo!
Yay!
Yippee!
Wheee!

4. Adjectives that deal with extreme weather events:

Devastating
Downpour
Massive (earthquake)
Torrential
Violently rotating (tornado)

5. Words that cannot be rhymed:

Purple
Camera

9:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And to add to the hurricane discussion, I really want to know WHY people in Dallas are filling up their bathtubs in case our water lines break. I mean, the forecast isn't calling for more than a few inches of rain here, not even any big wind is expected.....

10:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"3. The wedding gifts included a clock, a popcorn popper, a plasma TV and seven toasters." This is correct if you use AP style but not other style manuals. Some of us are not reporters!

3:02 AM  
Blogger Jessica said...

1. cautiously, dangerously, explosively, fashionably, horrendously, soaringly, swimmingly, viciously

2. habitat, residence, dwelling, pad, nest, crib, home, lair, shelter, flat

3. Yipee! Woo-hoo! Ay! Wow! Yay!

4. tornadic, torrential, tropical, horrific, extreme

5. kitchen, buxom

10:53 PM  
Blogger Jessica said...

1. cautiously, dangerously, explosively, fashionably, horrendously, soaringly, swimmingly, viciously

2. habitat, residence, dwelling, pad, nest, crib, home, lair, shelter, flat

3. Yipee! Woo-hoo! Ay! Wow! Yay!

4. tornadic, torrential, tropical, horrific, extreme

5. kitchen, buxom

10:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

liner got fired b/c smu was good a school for her -- BOTTOM LINE

1:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Answers from Smartest Tractor:
1. My ten adverbs listed alphabetically (not including alphabetically, of course): independently,
foolhardily, gastronomically, halfheartedly, horrifically, identifiably, inappropriately, jauntily, learnedly, and maximally.
2. My ten nouns that are synonyms for house: domicile, residence, dwelling, saltbox, abode, tenement, shack, cabin, condominium, and hut.
3. My five interjections: Wow!, Shit!, Duck!, Ouch!, Bob!
4. My five adjectives for extreme weather events: excessive, driving, intense, unpredictable, and hard.
5. Non-rhyming words: purple and nothing.

6:58 PM  
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