Parts of Speech

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, city, happiness.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: blue, tall, happy.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A verb is a word that shows action or a state of being. Examples: run, is, jump.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: quickly, very, well.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a conjunction?

Back

A conjunction is a word that connects words, clauses, phrases, or sentences. Examples: and, but, or.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it, they.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

CCSS.L.6.1A

Front

What is an interjection?

Back

An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion or surprise. Examples: wow, ouch, hooray.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Front

Identify the noun in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

Back

The noun is 'dog'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She runs every morning.'

Back

The verb is 'runs'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

Front

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

Back

The adjective is 'tall'.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.K.5B