Parts of speech

Read the sentence below and identify the proper noun.

Cape Town is one of the most historically important cities.

• historically

• important

• cities

• Cape Town

Answer explanation

A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized in English.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Read the sentence below and identify the abstract noun.

He displayed great bravery.

• he

• displayed

• great

• bravery

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CCSS.L.3.1C

Identify the adverb in the sentence below.

The dog howled loudly.

• The

• dog

• howled

• loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the pronoun in the sentence below.

It woke the baby.

• It

• woke

• the

• baby

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Identify the preposition in the sentence below.

The baby cried for a long time.

• baby

• cried

• for

• long

• time

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the verb in the sentence below.

The loving mother comforted the baby.

• loving

• mother

• comforted

• baby

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Read the sentence below and identify the conjunction used.

The baby gazed at his mother and father.

• The

• at

• his

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Read the sentence below and identify the adjective.

The caring father rocked the baby.

• caring

• father

• rocked

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Read the sentence below and identify the interjection.

Phew, the baby fell back asleep.

• Phew

• baby

• fell

• asleep

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Read the sentence below and identify the article used.

The rabbit lives in the forest.

• The

• rabbit

• lives

• forest

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1H