Parts of Speech Big 5

A noun is a naming word.
Which of these are examples of nouns?

• Running, jumping, fishing

• Sometimes, always, never

• hot, cold, warm

• cat, dog, bus

An adjective is a describing word.

Which of these are describing words?

• Camel, socks, toothpaste

• very, really, rather

• smooth, rough, bitter

• jumping, shooting, bowling

Verbs are action words.

Which of these are action words?

• run, walk, hop

• today, yesterday, tomorrow

• firetruck, sausage, antelope

• his, her, their

Pronouns take the place of a noun.

Which of these are pronouns?

• Theirs, his, hers

• fall, joke, swim

• poorly, quickly, slowly

• candle, shoe, earlobe

An adverb modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, another adverb, a whole sentence.

Which of these are adverbs, tick any that apply.

• Yesterday, today, tomorrow

• quickly, urgently, sporadically

• backwards, forwards, around

• cabbage tree

Bandit, animal and roadmap are examples of ...

• Adjectives

• Verbs

• Nouns

• Adverbs

Slippery, oily and smoky are examples of ...

• Adverbs

• Nouns

• Adjectives

• Verbs

Backwards, clumsily and yesterday are all examples of ...

• Adjectives

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Adverbs

Speak, burn and boil are examples of ...

• Verbs

• Nouns

• Adverbs

• Preopositions

Mine, his, she are all examples of ...

• Pronouns

• Adverbs

• Adjectives

• Nouns