Parts of Speech Study Guide

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

They attended the concert last weekend.

• noun

• verb

• conjunction

• adverb

• pronoun

Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

• conjunction

• noun

• article

• verb

• pronoun

The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

• interjection

• adverb

• adjective

• verb

• noun

Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

• verb

• adjective

• interjection

• preposition

• conjunction

My friends and I walked home after school.

• article

• pronoun

• preposition

• adverb

• verb

They attended the concert last weekend.

• noun

• verb

• conjunction

• adverb

• pronoun

Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

• conjunction

• noun

• article

• verb

• pronoun