Parts of Speech

Identify the noun in the sentence below.

The majestic lion roared loudly.

• lion

• roared

• loudly

• majestic

What is an adverb?

• a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

• a word that modifies verbs and some other parts of speech

• a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

• a word that modifies nouns and pronouns

Read the sentence below. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?

We are looking for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

• We are watching for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

• We are waiting for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

• We are looking for them.

• We are looking every where for Jacob, Tyler, and Henry.

What do pronouns replace?

• nouns

• prepositions

• verbs

• adjectives

Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.

Michael really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.

• really, wanted, grandma

• Michael, grandma, New York

• Michael, wanted, New York

• visit, grandma, New York

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

• adverb

• verb

• interjection

• adjective

Read the sentence below. Name the verb.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

• dog

• scruffy

• barked

• loudly

What is an adjective?

• an interrupting word

• a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

• a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

• a word that desribes nouns and pronouns

Select all of the nouns.

• rough

• pen

• gross

• cup

• drive

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?

• interjection

• preposition

• pronoun

• conjunction