Grammar Quiz: Parts of Speech

A person, place or thing

(Mrs. Benard, pizza, Northview are all examples)

• Pronoun

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

An action or state of being

• Noun
• Adjective
• Verb
• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Describes a noun or pronoun

ex: The BEAUTIFUL lake

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

• Conjunction

Replaces a noun

• Adjective
• Noun
• Pronoun
• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Describes verbs or adjectives.

Usually ends in "ly" (slowly, happily, clumsily)

Ex: the boy CHEERFULLY whistled on his way to school

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Verb

Joins two words, phrases, or clauses

Ex: At the mall, she bought shoes AND a purse

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

Shows time, space or location

Ex: The book was UNDER his bed

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Indicates emotion and does not fit into the grammar of the sentence.

Ex: "WOW! I did not know that"

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

They attended the concert last weekend.

• noun

• verb

• conjunction

• adverb

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

• interjection

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A