Parts of Speech

Front

What is a noun?

Back

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.

Front

Identify the adjective in the sentence: The orange cat ran outside.

Back

Orange

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Front

Identify the verb in this sentence: Billy jumped over the fence.

Back

Jumped

Front

What is a verb?

Back

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

Front

Examples of nouns include: dog, Mrs. Wham, desk, justice. What part of speech are these?

Back

Noun

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

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

Front

Rewrite this sentence using a pronoun: I waited on the playground for Amber.

Back

I waited on the playground for her.

Front

What is an article?

Back

An article is a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific (e.g., 'a', 'an', 'the').

Front

What is a conjunction?

Back

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., 'and', 'but', 'or').