Parts of speech

Define a noun.

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

• Connects two grammatical items together

Define a verb.

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An emotional word that interrupts a sentence

• A word that takes the place of a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Which of the following does an adverb describe?

• Noun

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What do adjectives describe?

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adjectives

• Adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Our team won the championship, and we had a parade downtown.

What part of speech is and?

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Interjection

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Wow! The Angels are going to the World Series! What part of speech is Wow?

• Interjections

• Prepositions

• Conjunctions

• Pronouns

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

The school smells funny.

What part of speech is smells?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the following sentence, which word is the preposition?

Miguel quickly jumped over the big puddle.

• over

• big

• puddle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

This part of speech modifies a verb and often ends in “ly.”

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is NOT a pronoun?

• He

• They

• Her

• The

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D