Speech Terms to Know

Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

• noun
• adjective
• preposition
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which part of speech replaces a noun?

• conjunction
• adverb
• pronoun
• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Which part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun?

• adjective
• adverb
• conjunction
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

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

• preposition
• verb
• noun
• adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which part of speech joins words or parts of a sentence together?

• preposition
• pronoun
• conjunction
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which part of speech shows emotion?

• pronoun
• conjunction
• adjective
• interjection

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Define:  Verb

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Define:  Noun

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Define:  Adverb

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
•  A word that modifies another adverb, adjective, or verb 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Define:  Adjective

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B