Parts of Speech: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

Match the following

• Replaces nouns

• Verbs

• Action words

• Adjectives

• Describe nouns

• Pronouns

• Linking words

• Conjunctions

• Person, place, or thing

• Nouns

What do adverbs describe?

• People

• Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

• Verbs only

• Nouns only

What do interjections do?

• Describe nouns

• Link words

• Express emotion

• Replace nouns

What part of the sentence is an interjection?

Wow! You look amazing.

• amazing

• look

• You

• Wow!

Which word is a noun?

• speak

• slowly

• cute

• hotel

Which of the following is a verb?

• happy

• run

• beautiful

• quickly

Which word is an adjective?

• hospitality

• favourite

• quickly

• help

Which word is an adverb?

• easy

• eat

• easily

• country

The restaurant was great because the food came very quickly.

What are the nouns?

• restaurant, great

• restaurant, food

• food, quickly

• great, quickly

Which word is not a conjunction?

• because

• in

• and

• but