Word Transformation (Noun, Adjectives, Adverbs)

Noun-Adjective agreement

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NOUNS - ADJECTIVES

MOST IMPORTANT! We have to be able to recognize parts of speech!

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What is a noun?

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Which of these words is a noun?​

smart nice school girl movies funny​

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What is an adjective?​

smart nice school girl movies funny​​

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Nouns

What are nouns?

Nouns are people, places, and things

What are some examples of nouns?

Nouns

Common and Proper

Common nouns refer to things in general

What are some examples of nouns?

Multiple Choice

Which word is the subject of the sentence?

The woman is funny.

• The

• woman

• is

• funny

Multiple Choice

Which word is the adjective?

The funny woman is very old.

• woman

• very

• old

• is

Multiple Choice

Which word is the subject of the sentence?

My friend is smart but very lazy.

• lazy

• smart

• very

• friend

Multiple Select

Select the nouns in the sentence.

I went home and washed the dishes last night.

• I

• home

• washed

• dishes

• night

Nouns

Common and Proper

Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are not

What are some examples of nouns?

Adjectives

What are adjectives?

Adjectives describe nouns. They describe people, places, and things

What are some examples of adjectives?

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and select the adjectives

That little puppy is adorable

• that

• little

• puppy

• adorable

Multiple Select

Select the examples of adjectives

• red

• follow

• phone

• big

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and select the adjectives

You did a good job on your project.

• you

• good

• job

• on

• project

Verbs

What are verbs?

​Verbs are words that show ACTION or a "STATE OF BEING."

What are some examples of verbs?

Verbs

Reminder: sometimes words can count as

more than one part of speech, so we

shouldn’t memorize certain action verbs

as always being verbs.

​Example:

I run quickly away from the bear.

I saw a bear on my run.

Multiple Choice

Read the underlined word and identify the word as a NOUN or a VERB

The boss had to fire his employee.

• Noun

• Verb

Multiple Choice

Read the underlined word and identify the word as a NOUN or a VERB

That gymnast has really perfected her jump.

• Noun

• Verb

Multiple Choice

Read the underlined word and identify the word as a NOUN or a VERB

The firefighter needed to jump into the

window.

• Noun

• Verb

Multiple Choice

Read the underlined word and identify the word as a NOUN or a VERB

I started a fire for our campsite.

• Noun

• Verb

Adverbs

What are adverbs?

Adverbs are words that describes a verb or another adverb. These words describe HOW WHEN or IN WHAT MANNER the action is performed.

Most adverbs end in -LY, but some do not.

What are some examples of verbs?

Adverbs

Commonly Confused Adverbs

Good= adjective, describes a noun

Well= adverb, describes an action

Multiple Choice

Select the correct adverb

She draws ---- well.

• real

• really

Multiple Choice

She sings -----

• good

• well

Multiple Choice

The song she sang is really ----

• good

• well

Multiple Choice

That pizza tastes ----.

• good

• well

Word Tranformation

We can form adjectives from nouns by adding suffixes to a nounC

Good= adjective, describes a noun

Well= adverb, describes an action