Parts of Speech Knowledge Check

Select the nouns that can be found in this sentence:

At the store, Whitney bought some tomatoes and some onions for a salsa.

• store

• some

• Whitney

• bought

• onions

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

Select the adjectives that can be found in this sentence:

Henry and Jacob were suspicious of the magical ancient amulet they discovered by the old barn.

• ancient

• amulet

• suspicious

• old

• magical

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Select the verbs that can be found in this sentence:

The construction crew is referring to their blueprints as they build this structure.

• construction

• referring

• build

• is

• as

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

Select the adverbs that can be found in this sentence:

During the wrestling meet today, James skillfully threw his opponent down.

• during

• today

• skillfully

• down

• threw

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Select the pronouns that can be found in this sentence:

Rebecca and I have confidence in ourselves that we will be able to win this!

• I

• ourselves

• we

• this

• win

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Organize these nouns in their proper categories.

Groups:

(a) proper nouns

,

(b) plural nouns

,

(c) abstract nouns

,

(d) collective nouns

• Statue of Liberty

• anger

• novels

• Mark

• military

• sneakers

• curiousity

• phones

• Mt. Everest

• friendship

• team

• family

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

Organize these verbs into their proper categories.

Groups:

(a) action

,

(b) helping

,

(c) linking

• complete

• might

• catch

• should

• sound

• could

• become

• build

• seem

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

Organize these pronouns into their proper categories.

Groups:

(a) personal

,

(b) demonstrative

,

(c) possessive

,

(d) reflexive

• they

• theirs

• ourselves

• mine

• these

• I

• myself

• those

• herself

• you

• his

• this

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Turn the following verb into the future progressive tense.

happen

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How many adjectives are in the following sentence:

Those excited students are putting their new backpacks into their lockers.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E