Mastering the Eight Parts of Speech

Which part of speech is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea?

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

Which part of speech describes an action or state of being?

• Pronoun

• Conjunction

• Verb

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

Which part of speech modifies a noun or pronoun by providing more information about it?

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Adverb

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

Which part of speech is used to express sudden emotion or feeling?

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Noun

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which part of speech connects words, phrases, or clauses?

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Pronoun

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which part of speech takes the place of a noun?

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which part of speech modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb?

• Noun

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which part of speech shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence?

• Preposition

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "She quickly finished her homework."

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word: "The cat sat on the mat."

• Noun

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E