Parts of Speech

Which words from the sentence below are verbs?

Because they were scared, they ran and hid behind the big oak desk.

• Because

• Were

• Scared

• Ran

• Hid

Which words from the sentence below are pronouns?

He wanted a particular book, but they didn't have it.

• a

• he

• they

• but

• it

Mrs. Shaw

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which sentence uses BLUE as an adjective?

• I live in a blue house.

• Which blue should I use?

I slowly reached for the large handle.

• I = pronoun

  slowly = verb

  reached = verb

  large = adjective

  handle = verb

• I = pronoun

  slowly = adverb

  reached = verb

  large = adjective

  handle = noun

They loved the new movie.

• they = adjective

  loved = verb

  new = noun

  movie = verb

• they = pronoun

  loved = verb

  new = adjective

  movie = noun

Which words from the sentence below are nouns?

Amy and Omar waited for the bright yellow school bus with their backpacks.

• Amy

• and

• waited

• backpacks

• bright

Select the correct description of the underline word.

I can't believe that the library didn't have anywhere to sit today.

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

What is an adverb?

• Interjection

• Proper noun

• action or state

• Describes a verb, adjective or adverb.

What is the verb in the sentence: The boy ran down the road.

• The boy

• ran

• road

• down