Parts Of Speech Challenge

What is a noun?

• A form of punctuation

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• A type of verb

• A specific type of adverb

Identify the noun in the following sentence: The cat is sleeping.

• is

• cat

• the

• sleeping

What is a verb?

• A type of clothing

• A form of transportation

• A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

• A type of fruit

Find the verb in the sentence: She is running quickly.

• quickly

• jumping

• is

• running

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses

• A word that shows the position of a noun

• A word that represents an action or state

Which word in the sentence is an adjective: The big, red balloon floated away.

• floated

• big

• balloon

• red

What is an adverb?

• A type of insect that feeds on plants

• A type of dessert made with fruit and pastry

• A musical instrument played with a bow

• A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

Locate the adverb in the sentence: He quickly finished his homework.

• finished

• homework

• quickly

• he

Distinguish the adverb in the sentence: She sings beautifully.

• beautiful

• she

• sings

• beautifully

Identify the adverb in the following sentence: The dog barked loudly.

• quickly

• barked

• loudly

• softly