Parts of Speech Activator

Define a Noun

• An action
• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

• Connects two grammatical items together

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following does an adverb modify?

• Noun

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What do adjectives modify?

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The school smells funny. What part of speech is smells?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The FANBOYS are:

• for, and, not, but, or, yet, so

• for, an, nor, but, or yet, so

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• for, and, nor, but, or, yes, so

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Select examples of a verb.

• Is, are, run
• House, home, walk
• Eat, create, hot
• Is, are, it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

A conjunction...

• Connects things
• Connects words, clauses, phrases, sentences
• Connects adverbs
• Connects adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

True or False: Boy is an example of a proper noun.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Click the verbs in the following sentence: Ms. Bettencourt gave her students extra recess.

• Students

• Extra

• Gave

• Ms. Bettencourt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B