Parts of Speech

A noun is a word that...

• Is an action

• Is a person, place or thing

• Describes a person place or thing

• Describes an action and usually ends in "ly"

What is the noun in the following sentence?

The bear was chunky.

• Chunky

• Was

• Bear

• Was

Choose all the answers that contain the nouns in the following sentence:

The old and wise wizard gave me a mysterious potion.

• Old

• Wizard

• Mysterious

• Potion

• Me

A verb is a word that...

• Is an action

• Describes an action

• Is a person, place, or thing

• Describes a noun's location

Which of the words in the following sentence are verbs: (select all that are correct)

Enormous grizzly bears like to stand in the river to catch salmon.

• Enormous

• Like

• Stand

• Salmon

• Catch

How many verbs are present in the following sentence?

Honestly, I never thought I'd encounter a bear on this hiking trail.

• Two

• One

• Zero

• Four

An adjective is a word that describes...

• A verb

• An adverb

• A preposition

• A noun

What word does "massive" modify in the following sentence?

The massive grizzly bear wandered slowly across the meadow.

• Wandered

• Across

• Bear

• Meadow

Choose each answer that contains an adjective from the following sentence:

The towering mountain was obscured by thick, dark clouds.

• Dark

• Was

• Towering

• Obscured

• Thick

An adverb usually ends in "ly" and can describe... (select each correct answer)

• A verb

• A noun

• An adjective

• Another adverb