Parts of Speech

A noun is...

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• Describing word

• Action word

• Word that joins phrases/clauses

Verbs can be

• Action, linking, and helping

• Action, linking, and pronoun

• Action, helping, and independent

• Helping, linking, and adverbs

Adjectives describe or modify

• Verbs

• Nouns

• Conjunctions

• Prepositions

Adverbs can describe or modify

• Any other part of speech

• Conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections

• Adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs

• Adjectives, verbs, and nouns

Find the preposition

• the

• under

• cat

• sing

Which sentence contains an interjection?

• Oh, you scared me!

• Can you come with me to the movies?

• My favorite food is definitely pizza.

• The leaves danced in the wind like little ballerinas.

The purpose of a conjunction is to

• Describe an adjective

• Show an action

• Be an indication of location or time

• Connecting parts of the sentence

These words can replace nouns in a sentence so your sentence doesn't sound repetitive.

• pronouns

• adjectives

• verbs

• prepositions

Which of these is NOT a noun?

• cat

• dog

• freedom

• sing

Which of these IS a verb?

• beautiful

• school

• homework

• kick