Parts of Speech

What part of speech takes the place of a noun?

• preposition

• proposition

• adjective

• pronoun

What does an adverb do?

• Modifies a preposition or pronoun

• Modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

• Describes nouns and pronouns

• Connects words. phrases and clauses

Identify the interjection

• Yikes!

• Over there!

• Never!

• Now!

Which part of speech is capitalized?

• common nouns

• proper nouns

• pronouns

• principle nouns

What part of speech are these words: am, is, are, was, were?

• action verbs

• linking or being verbs

• adverbs

• prepostions

Which sentence ends with an adverb

• I like to hike and garder.

• I put the dishes away.

• I wish I could have another dog.

• He ran home quickly.

What part of speech are the words: beauty, liberty, freedom?

• nouns

• adjectives

• conjunctions

• verbs

What part of speech are the words: his, we, it

• proverbs

• prefixes

• prepositions

• pronouns

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

• adverb

• verb

• noun

• pronoun

Which sentence starts with a pronoun

• Angus is the best dog.

• He is a Border Collie.

• Luckily, he is my dog.

• In the summer, he likes to go to the beach.