Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech (Pt.1)

AKS C.6: read, recognize, categorize, and use various parts of speech

VERB - (Action Word)

• A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows what someone or something is doing.

• Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have, like, are, is

• Example sentences: I like Paul Duke STEM. I study their charts and play their games.

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb.

Jeffer plays soccer for fun and exercise.

• plays

• exercise

• Jeffer

• and

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb.

Stefani sits on the right side of Ms. Waddell's classroom.

• Stefani

• on

• classroom

• sits

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb.

Fredi is very quiet and likes to play video games.

• is

• quiet

• games

• and

Nouns

• A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or idea.

• Examples of nouns: Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope

• Example sentences: Steve lives in Sydney.  Mary uses pen and paper to write letters.

Multiple Select

Click on all the nouns.

• box

• walks

• school

• Norcross

Multiple Select

A Noun is NOT

• a person

• a place

• a thing

• an idea

• an action

Multiple Select

Identify ALL the nouns in this sentence.

Imani danced on the lawn.

• Imani

• danced

• on

• the

• lawn

Multiple Select

Identify ALL the nouns in this sentence.

Carlos ate breakfast.

• Carlos

• ate

• breakfast

ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)

• An adjective describes, modifies or gives more information about a noun or pronoun.

  
  

• Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy, three

• Example sentences: The little girl had a pink hat.

Multiple Choice

The woman is wearing a ________ dress.

• long yellow

• yellow long

Multiple Choice

He is a ________ man.

• thin tall

• tall thin

Multiple Choice

I love eating ________ strawberries.

• big red

• red big

Multiple Choice

I am drinking from a ________ cup

• small English tea

• tea small English

• English small tea

ADVERB - (Describes a verb)

• An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY

  
  

• Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always, never, too, well, tomorrow, here

• Example sentences: I am usually busy. Yesterday, I ate my lunch quickly.

Multiple Choice

Find the adverb.

Her hands shook slightly.

• her

• hands

• shook

• slightly

Multiple Choice

Which word or phrase does the bolded word refer to?

My brother is a really good cook.

Which word or phrase does really refer to?

• brother

• good

• cook

Multiple Choice

Find the adverb in this sentence.

The vase broke, but I barely touched it.

• vase

• barely

• touched

Multiple Choice

Which word or phrase does the bolded word refer to?

I’m so forgetful that I can never find my keys.

Which word or phrase does so refer to?

• forgetful

• can never

• keys