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Worksheets(Updated) Dynamic Instruction Parts of Speech pt. 1-2 (2020)
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is the verb(s) in the following sentence?
Cynthia enjoys looking at herself.
at herself
looking
enjoys
enjoys looking
Cynthia
What do past tense verbs usually end with?
-ed
-ing
-s
-ish
What are the main helping verbs?
to be, to have, to do
FANBOYS
-ly suffix
about
can, always
Forms of "to be" will always be what type of verbs?
linking verbs
action verbs
helping verbs
modal verbs
How can we test if it is a linking verb?
If you substitute the word "is" for the possible linking verb and it makes sense, it probably is a linking verb.
If you substitute the word "and" for the possible linking verb and it makes sense, it probably is a linking verb.
If you substitute the word "so what" for the possible linking verb and it makes sense, it probably is a linking verb.
If you substitute the word "to be" for the possible linking verb and it makes sense, it probably is a linking verb.
What must a preposition always be followed by?
A noun or a pronoun
An adjective
A verb
A conjunction
What do prepositions usually indicate?
Time or location
space, size
time, location, size
why, when, where, how much
What are prepositions often confused with?
Adverbs
FANBOYS conjunctions
linking verbs
common nouns
Which is a double preposition?
upon
after to
before
intro
Find the adverb(s) in the sentence below.
Yesterday, The Dallas Cowboys lost another game.
yesterday
quickly
Dallas
lost
another
What do adverbs usually end in?
-ly
-ing
-ed
-s
What can adverbs describe?
adjectives
adverbs
all answers are true
verbs
What verb questions do adverbs answer of the verb?
when, how, severity, where
when, how, severity, why
how, severity, where
when, how, who, where
Which of the following could NOT be an adverb?
cheerfully
monopoly
gently
Not
outside
What is a conjunction?
A word used to connect clauses, sentences, or coordinating words in the same clause.
A word used to connect sentences, or coordinating words in the same clause.
A word used to connect coordinating words in the same clause.
A word used to connect clauses, sentences, prepositions, or coordinating words in the same clause.
When do you use coordinating conjunctions?
When joining two or more independent clauses.
When joining two dependent clauses.
When joining a dependent clause with an independent clause.
answer is not here
When do you use subordinating conjunctions?
When connecting an independent and a dependent clause.
When joining two dependent clauses.
When joining two independent clauses.
When joining a dependent clause with a preposition.
What are FANBOYS?
Coordinating conjunctions.
adverbs
adjectives
abstract nouns
Subordinating conjunctions
Find the conjunction in the sentence below.
Sridevi loves blue, but Ram abhors it.
Sridevi
blue
loves
but
What type of verbs are "punch, run, think, listen" ?
action
linking
abstract
concrete
What is the acronym we use for coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
AAAWWUBBIS
FANBOY
AAWWUBBIS
What is an interjection?
A word that adds exclamation or emotion to the sentence. Usually is followed by a exclamation point or a comma.
a word that adds excitement to a preposition
A word that adds exclamation or emotion to the sentence. Usually is followed by a question mark or a comma.
A word that adds exclamation or emotion to the sentence. Usually is followed by a exclamation point or a semicolon.
When do you use a comma to separate adjectives?
When each of two adjectives describes the same noun and they are of equal rank, put a comma between them.
When each of two adjectives describes the same noun, put a comma between them.
When each of two adjectives describes the same pronoun, put a semicolon between them.
When each of three adjectives describes the same noun, and they are each of different rank, put a comma between them.
What is the acronym used for the order in which adjectives are used?
determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose.
origin, size, age, shape, color, opinion, material, and purpose.
determiner, origin, size, shape, age, color, opinion, material, and purpose.
determiner, opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, purpose, and material.
The following sentence may or may NOT have a mistake. What is it?
It is going to be a long hot summer.
It is going to be a long hot summer.
It is going to be a, long hot summer.
It is going to be a long, hot summer.
It is going to be a long -hot summer.
Choose the best interjection:
_______! You aced the hardest test on Earth with a 100% score!
Cheers!
Hurray!
Wahoo!
Whoa!
All answers are correct
She looked carefully at the yellow fish.
Identify any prepositions in the sentence below.
Jennifer smiled shyly at the students in her new class.
Jennifer
shlyly, in
new
in, at
"cat" is a:
"onto" is a:
The following is NOT an example of an interjection.
Eat!
Yay!
Wow!
Hey!
Which of the following is an interjection?
Stink!
Yikes!
Sun!
Sleep!
A mild interjection is punctuated with a
Period
Exclamation point
Comma
Question mark
_____! You made an A+ on the test.
No
Oops
Hmmm
Hooray
An interjection can be mostly found...
in the middle of a sentence
at the beginning of a sentence
in the end of a sentence
it doesn't matter where it is
Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Halloween are examples of what type of noun?
Common
Proper
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
dog catcher
Mr. Short
Tom
Wendy's
Which of the following is NOT a proper noun?
Independence Day
Super Bowl
airplane
Georgia
Which noun should be capitalized as a proper noun?
chair
school
elm street
city
Which is the abstract noun in the following sentence?
Mike needed courage to attend the first day of school in a new town.
courage
attend
school
town
