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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

Match the following types of verbs:

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

• Linking Verb

• Verbs that describe or rename

• Action Verb

• Verbs that show what someone or something is doing

• Helping Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

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

• Which one?

• What kind?

• How many?

• How much?

• Whose?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E