Parts of Speech Nouns Verbs

Parts of Speech:
Nouns, Verbs, and Adjectives

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

Ex: Ms. Carpenter! Brownsboro! Pencil! Dog! Plan!

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice can be a noun?

• action

• state of being

• place

• description

A verb is an action or
state of being.

Action Verbs: Walk! Sing! Think! Study!

Being Verbs: Am! Are! Is! Was! Were! Be! Been! Being!

Multiple Choice

Which of these can be a verb?

• person

• state of being words

• thing

• description

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Ex: Green! Fuzzy! Cute! Happy!

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an adjective?

• A word that describes a person/place/thing/animal/idea!

• A word that describes a verb!

• A proper noun!

• A location!

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a noun?

• Ms. Carpenter!

• Really!

• Loves!

• To teach!

Multiple Choice

What word in the following sentence is an adjective?

The cheesy pizza disappeared during dinner!

• The

• Cheesy

• Pizza

• During

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in the following sentence?

Today during class, I noisily ate some Hot Cheetos.

• During!

• Today!

• Ate!

• Noisily!

Multiple Select

Which answer choices show examples of an adjective?

(Select all the correct answers!)

• Loud!

• Sang!

• Bubbly!

• Delicious!

Multiple Choice

What are the nouns in the following sentence?

I ate some yummy popcorn during class.

• Ate, Some, During!

• I, Yummy, Class!

• Some, Yummy, Popcorn!

• I, Popcorn, Class!

Multiple Choice

What is the adjective in the following sentence?

Today is a great day to learn!

• Today!

• Is!

• Day!

• Great!

Multiple Choice

Identify the noun in the following sentence:

She sang loudly while showering.

• Sang!

• While!

• Showering!

• She!

Ta da!

You have officially learned more about three of the eight parts of speech!