Exploring Parts of Speech in Sentences

Mrs. St. Louis from Rogers Elementary School presents a grammar lesson for third graders, focusing on adjectives and adverbs. The lesson reviews nouns and verbs, then explains how adjectives describe nouns and adverbs describe verbs. Examples and exercises help students understand these concepts. The lesson concludes with a summary and a preview of upcoming topics.

What are nouns used to name?

• Descriptions of things

• People, places, things, or ideas

• Actions and states

• Times and places

What do verbs indicate?

• Descriptions

• Actions or states of being

• Colors and sizes

• Specific objects

Which of the following is an example of an adjective?

• Under

• Blue

• Because

• Quickly

What question does an adjective answer about the noun it describes?

• What kind?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

Choose the adjective in the sentence: 'The fluffy cat sat quietly.'

• Cat

• Quietly

• Sat

• Fluffy

What is the primary function of adverbs?

• To connect sentences

• To modify verbs

• To indicate action

• To describe nouns

Which word is an adverb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

• Sings

• None of the above

• She

• Beautifully

Select the adverb in the following sentence: 'He quickly adjusted the settings.'

• Settings

• He

• Quickly

• Adjusted

Which of these is not a function of adverbs?

• Indicating the location of an action

• Telling when something happened

• Describing a noun

• Describing how an action is performed

What type of word answers the questions 'where', 'when', and 'how' about verbs?

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Pronoun