The 8 Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

• a person, place, thing or idea

• an action or a state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• a word that shows strong emotion

Which words are nouns in this sentence?

In America, George Washington is on the dollar.

• America

• George Washington

• is

• on

• dollar

What is a verb?

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

• an action or a state of being

• a word that shows relationship of space, location, etc.

• a word that describes a noun

Match the following types of verbs:

• Verbs that come before the main verb + add to the meaning

• Action Verb

• Verbs that describe or rename

• Linking Verb

• Verbs that show what someone or something is doing

• Helping Verb

Which of the following sentences have action verbs?

• Mrs. Coca is a teacher.

• Mrs. Coca likes to walk.

• Mrs. Coca rolled her ankle.

• Mrs. Coca’s ankle was swollen.

Answer explanation

The other sentences are linking verbs.

Mrs. Coca is a teacher links Mrs. Coca and teacher to rename Mrs. Coca

Mrs. Coca's ankle was swollen links ankle and swollen to describe ankle.

Which of the following sentences have linking verbs?

• The sky is cloudy.

• I feel tired.

• Hey, look outside!

• Now, I see rain.

Answer explanation

These sentences are linking verbs.

The sky is cloudy links sky and cloudy to describe the sky.

I feel tired links I and tired to describe a feeling.

Which of the following sentences have helping verbs?

• The dog can run quickly.

• We should not walk that way.

• We will be running from that dog.

• Walk this way instead.

What is a pronoun?

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that describes a noun

• a word that shows strong emotion and can stand alone

• a word that takes the place of a noun

Which group does not have examples of pronouns?

• I, me, my, you, your, yours

• he, him, his, she, her, hers

• a, an, the, of, off, on

• we, us, our  them, they, their, it

What questions do adjectives answer? (Choose all that apply)

• Which one?

• What kind?

• How many?

• How much?

• Whose?