Parts of Speech

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A type of verb that shows action.

• A word that connects clauses.

• A word that expresses a strong emotion.

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

• A pronoun is a type of verb.

• A pronoun is a word that describes a noun.

• A pronoun is a word that connects phrases.

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., 'and', 'but', 'or').

• A type of punctuation used to separate sentences.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action or state

• A word that names a person, place, thing, animal, or idea

• A word that connects phrases or clauses

• A word that expresses a relationship between nouns

What is an article?

• A type of punctuation mark used in writing.

• A word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific (e.g., 'a', 'an', 'the').

• A section of a newspaper or magazine.

• A grammatical term for a verb.

Examples of nouns include: dog, Mrs. Wham, desk, justice. What part of speech are these?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Noun

• Adverb

Rewrite this sentence using a pronoun: I waited on the playground for Amber.

• I waited on the playground for her.

• I waited on the playground for him.

• I waited on the playground for them.

• I waited on the playground for it.

Identify the verb in this sentence: Billy jumped over the fence.

• Jumped

• Fenced

• Billy

• Over

What is an interjection?

• A word that expresses strong emotion (e.g., 'Wow!', 'Oh no!')

• A type of noun that refers to a person, place, or thing

• A verb that describes an action or state of being

• An adjective that describes a noun or pronoun

Identify the preposition in this sentence: The cat is under the table.

• Above

• Under

• Beside

• Between