Parts of Speech Slides

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the 8 parts of speech?

• Noun

• Verb

• Article

• Adverb

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a noun?

• A word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or concept

• A word that shows action or state of being

• A word that describes or modifies a noun

• A word that expresses strong emotion

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence below is a verb?

The angry cat attacked the ball of yarn.

• attacked

• cat

• angry

• yarn

Multiple Select

Which of the following words are adjectives?

• creative

• gentle

• candy

• beautiful

Fill in the Blanks

Interjections express a strong

, feeling, or exclamation.

Open Ended

Explain how pronouns help to avoid repetition in sentences. Give an example.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence 'He rarely left the library without at least two new books.' is an adverb?

• rarely

• library

• books

• least

Multiple Choice

Which word is the preposition in the sentence below?

Veronica left her phone in her backpack.

• Veronica

• left

• her

• in

Multiple Choice

How many conjunctions are in the sentence below?

Tobias and Cecelia wanted ice cream, but they didn't know if they should go to the grocery store or Bruster's.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences contains a preposition?

• She walked down the street.

• He is tall and strong.

• It is raining outside, but I will go.

• Neither of them was ready.

Multiple Choice

Which question contains an interjection?

• Wow! I got an A on the test.

• I'm so excited about my grade.

• The teacher said, "You got an A!"

• Did you get a good grade on your test too?

Multiple Choice

Which pronoun could replace the underlined word in the sentence below?

Sheila and Isaac were late to class.

• They

• We

• She

• He

Categorize

Options (20)

he

she

they

it

we

dog

cat

car

house

tree

run

jump

swim

write

read

happy

sad

quick

bright

tall

Put these words into the correct part of speech.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Pronoun

Open Ended

How do you think understanding the 8 parts of speech can help you improve your writing or communication skills?