Dictionary Skills

Our language is made up of the 8 Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Interjection, Conjunction, and Preposition.

If the following words (chair, Susan, strength, pencil) are considered nouns, then, what is a noun?

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes an action

• A word that describes a person, place, or thing

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

If a verb is an action, which of the following is an example of a verb?

• calculate

• boy

• quickly

• shy

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

If an adverb is a word that describes an action, which of the following is NOT an adverb?

• silently

• loudly

• spoke

• angrily

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Most adverbs, which describe actions, end with the suffix --

• -ed

• -s

• -ing

• -ly

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CCSS.L.3.2E

The word bend is which Part of Speech?

• Adjective - a word that describes a noun

• Noun - a person, place, thing, or idea

• Verb - an action

• Adverb - a word that describes a verb

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

The clever student devised a plan for the science project. Clever is which Part of Speech?

• Adjective - a word that describes a noun

• Noun - a person, place, thing, or idea

• Verb - an action

• Adverb - a word that describes a verb

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the adverb form of the word generous?

• generosity

• generous

• generously

• generousness

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CCSS.L.3.2E

Which of these sentences uses the word meticulous correctly? Carefully consider the Part of Speech.

• She worked very meticulous on her art project.

• Did you meticulous with your homework last night?

• You should be very meticulous when solving math problems.

• The story was about a young meticulous.

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CCSS.L.5.4A

Look up the word…

Convey

What part of speech is this word?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Look up the word notch. There are multiple entries for the word. According to your dictionary, notch can be which two parts of speech?

• an adverb and an exclamation

• a verb and an adjective

• a noun and an adjective

• a noun and a verb

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E