Parts of Speech 1

This is a person, place, or thing

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

This is an action or condition

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

This is a substitute for a person, place, or thing

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

This is a word that shows a relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

This is a word that describes an action, condition, or other describing word

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• adverb

This is a word that describes a person, place, or thing

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• preposition

My mother is very smart. -Which word is a noun?

• my

• mother

• is

• very

• smart

Sally is the youngest student in her class. -How many nouns are in this sentence?

• 1

• 4

• 3

• 5

We need to take our bags in the house. -How many pronouns are in this sentence?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 2

Mexican food is hot and spicy. -How many adjectives are in this sentence?

• 5

• 2

• 1

• 3