Review - Nouns, Pronouns, Prepositions, and Adjectives

Review and Practice:
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, and Prepositions​

By Sarah Whitman

NOUN: a person, place, thing, or idea

The nouns are underlined in the sentences below.

Miss Whitman ate scrumptious scones at Longwood Gardens while she strolled among the beautiful, colorful flowers and past the fountains. Spending time in a garden is her favorite way to spend her Saturday.

PRONOUN: a word that takes the place of a noun

The pronouns are underlined in the sentences below.

Miss Whitman ate scrumptious scones at Longwood Gardens while she strolled among the beautiful, colorful flowers and past the fountains. Spending time in a garden is her favorite way to spend her Saturday.

ADJECTIVE: a word that describes, or modifies, a noun

The adjectives are underlined in the sentences below.

Miss Whitman ate scrumptious scones at Longwood Gardens while she strolled among the beautiful, colorful flowers and past the fountains. Spending time in a garden is her favorite way to spend her Saturday.

PREPOSITION: a word that explains where something/someone is located or when something happens

The prepositions are underlined in the sentences below.

Miss Whitman ate scrumptious scones at Longwood Gardens while she strolled among the beautiful, colorful flowers and past the fountains. Spending time in a garden is her favorite way to spend her Saturday.

PREPOSITION Helpful Trick...
Does your word fit into the sentence below?
If so, it's a preposition!

The prepositions are underlined in the sentences below.

Miss Whitman ate scrumptious scones at Longwood Gardens while she strolled among the beautiful, colorful flowers and past the fountains. Spending time in a garden is her favorite way to spend her Saturday.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the word 'on' in the sentence: The book is on the table.

• Noun

• Preposition
• Adjective
• Pronoun

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the word 'beautiful' in the sentence: She has a beautiful voice.

• Adjective
• Preposition

• Pronoun

• Noun

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the word 'quick' in the sentence: He made a quick decision.

• Preposition

• Adjective
• Pronoun

• Noun

Multiple Choice

Identify the noun in the sentence: The cat was very hungry.

• the
• cat
• was

• hungry

Multiple Choice

Identify the pronoun in the sentence: He is Caleb's best friend.

• He
• best
• Caleb's

• is

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the word 'my' in the sentence: "Did you eat my pizza?" asked Nakai.

• Pronoun
• Noun

• Adjective
• Preposition