ELA Parts of Speech

a word used to identify people, places, things, or ideas

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

• adverb

a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase

• adverb

• adjective

• interjection

• pronoun

• noun

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adjective

I left my shoes under the kitchen

table.

• noun

• adjective

• conjunction

• preposition

I'm sure I've met your parents before.

• adjective

• verb

• preposition

• interjection

A word that connects other words in a sentence is considered a.....

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Interjection

Which two words in the following sentence are adjectives?

Today is very sunny and hot.

• today

• very

• sunny

• hot

Which word in the following sentence is an adverb?

We don't go to school today.

(Remember: adverbs answer the question "when".)

• We

• go

• school

• today

Which word or words in the following sentence is a conjunction?

I like neither sushi nor sashimi, but I do like tempura.

• I

• neither

• nor

• but

6. I want to go to a university in the United States.

• verb

• noun

• pronoun

• adjective