5 Parts of Speech (Beg. ELL)

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. For example, in the phrase 'the angry dog', 'angry' is the adjective describing the noun 'dog'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'cat', 'school', and 'happiness'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. For example, 'run', 'is', and 'help' are verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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. Examples include 'in', 'on', 'at', and 'near'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often answers questions like how, when, where, and to what extent. For example, 'quickly' in 'She runs quickly'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

Identify the adjective in the sentence: 'The tall building is impressive.'

Back

The adjective is 'tall'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps on the mat.'

Back

The verb is 'sleeps'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Front

Identify the preposition in the sentence: 'The book is on the table.'

Back

The preposition is 'on'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Front

Identify the nouns in the sentence: 'The dog and the cat are friends.'

Back

The nouns are 'dog' and 'cat'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

Back

The adverb is 'beautifully'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A