Part of Speech

The 8 Parts of Speech

an overview

by Brigitta Schultz

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What are all of the parts of speech you remember?

​Noun

a person, place, thing, or idea

​

​Ex.

​janitor

​school

​pencil

language

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What are the nouns in this sentence? The dog peed on the carpet.

• The

• dog

• peed

• on

• carpet

​Pronoun

​a word that takes the place of a noun; refers to another word

​

​Ex.

​Miss Schultz made this lesson.

​I made it.

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​Mitch went to the park with his friends.

​He went to the park with them.

​Pronoun

Common pronouns include...

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​I, me, mine, myself, you, yours, yourself, we, us, ours, ourselves, he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, they, them, their, themselves, it, its, and itself.

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What are the pronouns in this sentence? Mikey brought it with him.

• Mikey

• brought

• it

• with

• him

​Adjective

​a word that describes a noun or pronoun

​

​Ex.

​The beautiful woman was a model.

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​He was very nervous for his first day of public school.

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​The and a/an are always adjectives!!

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What are the adjectives in this sentence? The dwarf hamster was small.

• The

• dwarf

• hamster

• was

• small

​Verb

​an action, occurrence, or state of being

"It's what you do!"

​

​Ex.

​give

​hike

​worked

​is

​forgave

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What are the verbs in this sentence? She was tired, but hiked after school anyway.

• was

• tired

• but

• hiked

• anyway

​Adverb

​a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

​Adverbs usually end in "-ly."

​Describe the how or when of the verb, or add something to the adjective/adverb

​

​Ex.

​happily, early, thoughtfully, so, not, very

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​She unfortunately submitted her very rushed essay late.

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What are the adverbs in this sentence? Shelly was very mad yesterday.

• Shelly

• was

• very

• mad

• yesterday

​Preposition

​a word used to describe direction, time, and place/location of an object or action

​

​Ex.

​in, to, into, about, behind, on, during, after, within, until, near, etc.

Multiple Choice

What is the preposition in this sentence? She walked toward the door.

• She

• walked

• toward

• the

• door

​Conjunction

a word that connects sentences or words

​

​Ex.

​and, as, because, but, for, just as, or, neither, nor, not only, so, whether, yet

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What are the conjunctions in this sentence? Teachers assign tests and quizzes so they can see if students have learned the content.

• assign

• and

• so

• they

• if

​Interjection

​a word or phrase that is an exclamation

​usually separate from the rest of the sentence

​

​Ex.

​Oh!, Wow!, Really!, Congrats!,

Bless you!, No way!

Multiple Choice

What is the interjection in this sentence? Oh no! I forgot my hat at home!

• Oh no

• I

• forgot

• at

• home

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What are the eight parts of speech we learned about today? Do your best with spelling. You only have 1 minute.

Parts of Speech

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Multiple Choice

What is a noun?

• A word used to describe a noun

• A word used to take the place of a noun

• An Action word

• A person, place, or thing

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Click the nouns in the following sentence: I walked to the store down the street.

• Street

• Down

• Walked

• Store

Multiple Choice

True or False: Boy is an example of a proper noun.

• True

• False

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What is an example of a proper noun?

Multiple Choice

How many nouns are in the following sentence: Ms. Alpaugh had Taco Bell for lunch.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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What is a verb?

• A word used to describe a noun

• A word used to take the place of a noun

• An Action word

• A person, place, or thing

Open Ended

What is an example of a verb?

Multiple Select

Click the verbs in the following sentence: Ms. Bettencourt gave her students extra recess.

• Students

• Extra

• Gave

• Ms. Bettencourt

Open Ended

Use a verb to fill in the blank: Ms. Nanos ______ to school this morning.

Multiple Choice

What is an adjective?

• A word used to describe a noun

• A word used to take the place of a noun

• An Action word

• A person, place, or thing

Multiple Choice

How many adjectives are in the following sentence: The soft stuffed animal was green and purple.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Open Ended

Use an adjective to fill in the blank: Ms. Drake wore a ______ shirt to school today.

Open Ended

What is an example of an adjective?

Multiple Choice

What is a pronoun?

• A word used to describe a noun

• A word used to take the place of a noun

• An Action word

• A person, place, or thing

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank with the proper pronoun: The car was out of gas, so

wouldn't start.

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun fits best in the sentence: Will left _____ lunch at home, so he had to get a lunch from school.

• She

• His

• They

• It

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1.It is a part of speech that names a person, place ,thing or an idea.

• nouns

• verbs

• adverbs

• adjectives

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2.It is an action word.

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

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3.Find the correct pronoun in the sentence.

Amy and Jena are best friends. _____ playing at the playground.

• She

• We

• They

• You

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4.Nathan ,Me and Caleb were classmates last school year.

_____ missed each other badly.

• I

• You

• We

• They

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If you can remember. How many parts of speech do we have?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

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6.It is a word that replaces a noun.

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Adverb

• Adjective

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7.What is the adjective in the sentence.

The house was big.

• house

• was

• big

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8. Which is an example of a proper noun?

• pencil

• Jollibee

• mall

• car

Multiple Choice

9.What is the proper noun in this sentence.

My favorite amusement park is Disneyland.

• My

• amusement

• Disneyland

• park

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10.What is the proper noun in the sentence.

He was born in Italy.

• He

• born

• Italy

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11.Tell if it is a complete a complete or an incomplete sentence.

We go to.

• Complete Sentence

• Incomplete Sentence

Multiple Choice

Tell if it is a complete or an incomplete sentence.

I love playing piano at home.

• Complete Sentence

• Incomplete Sentence

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13.Tell if the sentence is a complete or an incomplete sentence.

I can ran fast.

• Complete Sentence

• Incomplete Sentence

Multiple Choice

Tell if the sentence is a complete or an incomplete sentence.

She want to.

• Complete Sentence

• Incomplete Sentence

Multiple Choice

15.This sentence was mixed up. Which sentence below is the correct sentence.

dog sits. The

• The sits dog.

• The dog sits.

• Dog sits down.

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16.It is a part of speech which modifies a noun by asking question.

• adverb

• interrogative

• conjunction

• preposition

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17.Fill in the missing interrogative adjective.

_____ is your birthday?

• What

• Where

• When

• Who

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18.Fill in the missing interrogative adjective.

____ is your English teacher?

• What

• Who

• Why

• Whom

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19.Fill in the missing interrogative adjective.

_____ are you crying all of a sudden?

• Who

• When

• Where

• Why

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20.Which the correct preposition to describe the picture?

• The teddy bear is on the box

• The teddy bear is in the box.

• The teddy bear is in front of the box.

• The teddy bear is under the box.

Multiple Choice

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• Verb

• adjective

• noun

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What did she ask you to do?

• Adjective

• Noun

• pronoun

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On Saturdays I work at home from nine to five.

• verb

• Noun

• Pronoun

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I want to go to a university in the United States.

• adjective

• verb

• noun

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I'm sure I've seen your girlfriend before.

• verb

• adjective

• noun

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A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 

• noun
• verb
• pronoun

• adjective

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A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun is called 

• verb
• noun

• adjective
• pronoun

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A part of speech that answers questions WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHAT CONDITION OF SUBJECT? is called 

• verb
• adverb
• adjective
• noun

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Find the part of speech for the word in blue.

He is strong.

• Pronoun

• Noun

• adverb

• verb

Multiple Choice

What is the pronoun in this sentence:
Roger took his dog for a walk. 

• his
• Roger
• took
• for

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What is the noun in this sentence:
The dog bit hard. 

• dog
• The
• bit
• hard

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What is the noun in this sentence:
She took her books home. 

• She
• took 
• her
• books

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Find the adjective:  The baby slowly walked over to his fuzzy blanket.

• baby
• slowly
• fuzzy
• blanket

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The teacher’s shoes are red.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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I always walk to school.

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

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The cat sleeps all day.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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He had a green ball.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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Grandma baked cookies.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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The baby drank milk.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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Juan ate an apple.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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She looked for the yellow book.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

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What did she ask you to do?

• Conjuntion

• Preposition

• Pronoun

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I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Preposition

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If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

• Adverb

• Conjuntion

• Verb

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Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

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After lunch let's go out for a coffee.

• Pronoun

• Preposition

• Verb

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I want to go to a university in the United States.

• Adjective

• Preposition

• Noun

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I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Noun