Identifying Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action or state

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

• A word that connects phrases or clauses

• A word that expresses a relationship between nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a verb?

• A word that shows action or a state of being.

• A type of noun that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A word that connects clauses or sentences.

• A word that describes an adjective.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes a noun.

• A type of verb that shows action.

• A word that connects phrases.

• A word that expresses a strong emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is a homophone?

• Words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

• Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings.

• Words that are pronounced differently but have the same meaning.

• Words that have similar meanings but different spellings.

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

• The subject of the sentence.

• The object that receives the action in a sentence.

• A type of conjunction used to connect clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects words or groups of words.

• A type of punctuation mark.

• A synonym for a noun.

• A word that describes an action.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

What is a sentence?

• A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

• A sentence is a single word that conveys an idea.

• A sentence is a type of punctuation used in writing.

• A sentence is a collection of random words without meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a compound sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

• A sentence that contains a subject and a verb but no complete thought.

• A sentence that contains multiple adjectives describing a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.4.2C

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

• A type of verb that describes an action.

• A word that describes a noun.

• A punctuation mark used in sentences.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is an adverb?

• A word that describes a noun

• A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

• A word that connects clauses or sentences

• A word that expresses a strong emotion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A