Parts of Speech

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective describes something.

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is an action.

Front

Identify the adverb in this sentence: 'The students were sitting in the room quietly.'

Back

The adverb is 'quietly.'

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

An adverb modifies an adjective.

Front

Identify the adjective in this sentence: 'The water in the lake was really cold.'

Back

The adjective is 'cold.'

Front

What is a noun?

Back

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

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Front

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The cat sat on the mat.'

Back

The noun is 'cat' and 'mat.'

Front

What is a conjunction?

Back

A conjunction connects words or groups of words.

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

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