Parts of Speech: Nouns, Adjectives & Verbs Practice

What is the definition of a noun?

• describing word

• person, place, or thing

• action word; state of being

Which noun is a person?

• park

• dog

• brother

Which noun is a place?

• park

• dog

• brother

Which noun is a thing?

• park

• dog

• brother

Identify the two nouns in the following list:

carrot orange hops rabbit orange fresh jumps

• carrot

• hops

• orange

• rabbit

• fresh

What is the definition of an adjective?

• a word that describes how an action is performed

• an action word

• a describing word; describes a noun

• a person, place or thing

Name the adjective in the sentence:

She watched her fluffy dog.

• She

• dog

• watched

• fluffy

Name the adjective in the sentence:

Emily runs around the long track.

• long

• runs

• Emily

• track

Name the adjective in the sentence:

They came to the exciting party.

• party

• exciting

• came

• They

Name the two words that are adjectives in the list:

tall grows short tree

• tall

• grows

• short

• tree