Identifying Parts of Speech

What part of speech replaces a noun?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which of the following is a list of pronouns?

• for, and, nor, so

• yesterday, now, today

• everybody, you, she, it

• fast, tall, wise, red

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Find all the adjectives:

Six school buses arrived after 8:15 because of icy roads.

• Six, school, icy

• Six, icy

• School, after

• Six, arrived, icy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What type of verb is used in this sentence?

Six school buses were late because of icy roads.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is an adjective? 

• A word that modifies a pronoun or noun
• A word that modifies a verb.
• A word that replaces a noun.
• A person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

I have gone there for several years. What question does the adjective several answer?

• What kind?
• To what extent?

• How many?
• When?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

She spilled her Starbucks drink all over her new Ugg slippers. Is Starbucks a proper adjective?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word is the proper adjective?

Have you seen the rare Portuguese coins?

• coins

• Portuguese

• rare

• seen

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What part of speech is the underlined word?

The actors in the play delivered spectacular performances.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Our new neighbors asked if they could play in our backyard.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A