Parts of speech

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often ending in 'ly'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What is an interjection?

Back

An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Front

Give an example of a noun.

Back

Examples: cat, school, happiness.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

Give an example of an adjective.

Back

Examples: happy, tall, blue.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

Give an example of a verb.

Back

Examples: run, jump, is.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

Give an example of an adverb.

Back

Examples: quickly, softly, very.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A