echo "Type one of the following words:"
echo "even, odd, zero, negative"
while :; do
read varword
varword="${varword,,}" #downcase it
case "$varword" in
even|odd|zero|negative)
echo "The approved word you have selected is $varword, great work! "; break;;
*)
echo "The unapproved word you have selected is $varword, Please try again.";;
esac
done