Question

Click on the boxes to correctly identify how the forms of the word smell are used (noun, verb, adverb, adjective).

1. She stopped and smelled the roses.

2. Take that smelly sock out of your gym bag, and maybe do your laundry!

3. I think you win the award for the smelliest dinner.

Answer 1

1. smelled is being used as a verb - it is showing action.

2. smelly is being used as an adjective because it is describing the sock. Sock is a noun in this sentence and adjective describe nouns.

3. Smelliest - I would say this is used as an adjective too. It is describing the dinner.