Mastering the Parts of Speech

Which of the following words is a noun?

• quickly

• happiness

• beautiful

• run

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "The cat sleeps peacefully under the warm sun."

• cat

• sleeps

• peacefully

• warm

Choose the adjective in the following sentence: "She wore a stunning dress to the party."

• wore

• stunning

• dress

• party

Which conjunction best completes the sentence? "I wanted to play outside, ___ it was raining."

• and

• but

• or

• so

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

In the sentence "The book is on the table," what is the preposition?

• the

• book

• on

• table

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Find the noun in the following sentence: "After the movie, we all agreed it was an adventure."

• after

• movie

• agreed

• adventure

Which word is the verb in this sentence: "The birds chirp early in the morning."

• birds

• chirp

• early

• morning

Select the adjective in this list of words:

• swiftly

• joy

• colorful

• under

What is the best conjunction to use in this sentence? "She wanted to go swimming ___ it was too cold."

• for

• and

• but

• if

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.6

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "The cookies in the jar are for the guests."

• cookies

• in

• are

• for

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A