Exercise No. 16
Round and Around
Name the Parts of Speech of the following words:
1. Was it a real discovery that the world is round centuries ago?
2. His eyes rounded with horror.
3. The girl was watching it all with her big round eyes. (showing interest)
4. He wants to buy a T-shirt with a round neck.
5. They sat at a large round table in the big hall.
6. She had a small mouth and beautiful round pink cheeks.
7. I loved to take a ride on merry-go-round last vacation.
8. Yes, Two thousand is a nice round number-- put that down.
9. How do you make the wheels go round and round?
10. They walked around the town looking for a place to eat and rest.
11. The thought kept going round and round in her head till she had got an idea.
12. Make it a round figure -- say forty dollars or so.
13. Love makes the world go round actually.
14. We rounded off the day with a picnic last Sunday.
15. People stood round waiting for something to happen there.
16. The total was a round $30 million in U.S dollars.
17. She looked round at the sound of his voice again and again.
18. The road's blocked --- you'll have to drive the long way round.
19. He has to organize his life round the kids.
20. We walked round to the back of the house.
21. He went round interviewing people about local traditions.
22. I'll be round in an hour.
23. There are many coins with a round hole in the centre.
24. The earth moves round the Sun.
25. A large crowd had gathered round to watch.
26. He had a scarf round his neck.
27. She looked all round the room.28.
28. Anderson was knocked out of the tournament in the third round.
29. He beat Fischer in the opening round.
30. She made it through to the final round.
31. The fight only lasted five rounds.
32. The first horse was to jump a clear round.
33. We rounded the bend at high speed.
34. She can round her lips and whistle.
35. Rughby isn't played with a round ball.
36. The correct figure is actually around double that amount.
37. A coffee would round the meal off nicely.
38. You can round off the corners with sandpaper.
39. Our house is just around the corner.
40. The bus came around the bend.
41. There must be a way around the problem.
42. There are a lot of questions around her motivation.
43. Our house is round the next bend.
44. I could hear laughter all around.
45. He took two steps before he turned back around.
47. Are there any yards with fences all around.
46. The weel was pinning around and around in the mud.
47. He turned the car round and drove back again.
48. They looked around when he called them.
49. Rumours are going round that she's pregnant again in the family.
50. The soldiers were marching around the fields enthusiastically.
Revision
Round
as an Adverb
They joined hands and danced round.
as an Adjective
The new glasses suit those who have a round face in youth.
as a Preposition
The house was built round the corner.
The Earth revolves round the Sun.
as a Noun
They got through it final round.
as a Verb
All the boats rounded the tip of an island there.
Around
as an Adverb
They arrived around 4 o'clock.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
She turned around and smiled at me many times.
as a Preposition
She put her arms around her neck lovingly.
Clay was somewhere around the beach now.
We walked around the old town.
Don't discuss it when the children are around here.
Answers to Worksheet No 16
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