Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

• A) A person, place, thing, or idea

• B) An action

• C) A description

• D) A specific name.

Fill in the blank: A common noun is a ______ name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• specific

• generic

• colorful

• action

Which of the following is a proper noun? A) boy B) park C) Molly D) turtle.

• boy

• park

• Molly

• turtle

Fill in the blank: An adjective describes ______.

• A) actions

• B) nouns

• C) verbs

• D) adverbs

What does a verb express?

• A person

• A place

• An action

• A description.

Fill in the blank: An action verb describes what someone ______.

• A) is

• B) does

• C) has

• D) wants

Which of the following is an adverb?

• happy

• colorful

• slowly

• principal

Fill in the blank: A proper noun is a ______ name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A) generic

• B) specific

• C) common

• D) action

What question does an adverb usually answer?

• Who?

• What?

• How?

• Where?

Fill in the blank: An adjective usually tells us what kind, which one, or ______.

• A) how many

• B) how often

• C) how fast

• D) how long