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Grammar - Parts of Speech

Authored by Angie Elsass

English

6th - 8th Grade

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CCSS covered

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Grammar - Parts of Speech
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition (job) of a noun?

describe an action

descriptive words for nouns

words to describe a person, place or thing

words to describe how something is done

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of these are examples of common nouns? (may be multiple answers)

Sally, Billy and Olive

girl, boy, and farm

tree, birds, and teachers

Captain America, Shazam, and Spiderman

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these are examples of proper nouns? (may have multiple answers)

dogs, cats, and pigs

spiders, antlers, and ladybugs

Penelope, Mr. Parks, and Freedom Park

your mom, a friend, and your favorite animal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are examples of collective nouns? (may have multiple answers)

army of ants

Freedom Park

Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School

hive of bees

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1A

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following are compound nouns? (may have multiple answers)

rainfall

haircut

passer-by

swimming pool

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four ways to identify a word as a noun (the noun signifiers)?

check the dictionary

look for ending sounds (ie. ion, ity, or ism)

make an educated guess

use the arithmetic method and divide it into smaller words

you can modify with an indefinite article like a, this, those or that

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the definition (job) of a pronoun?

describes an action word

a word that can function as a noun and refers to either the participant or thing that was mentioned elsewhere (ie, he, she, it, you or I)

words to describe what a person, place or thing is doing

words to describe how something works

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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