Parts of Speech Practice

What is the job of a noun?

• Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Expresses action or state of being

• Modifies or describes verbs.

• Establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

What is the job of a verb?

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Expresses action or state of being

What is the job of a pronoun?

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Takes the place of a noun in a sentence

What is the job of an adjective?

• Modifies or describes verbs

• Takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• Modifies or describes the noun or pronoun

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

What is the job of an article?

• Helps define nouns

• Establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

What is the job of an adverb?

• Modify or describe verbs.

• Takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Expresses action or state of being

What is the job of a conjunction?

• Modify or describe verbs.

• Takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Expresses action or state of being

What is the job of a preposition?

• Establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Expresses action or state of being

What is the job of an interjection?

• Establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

• Expresses strong emotions likes surprise

• Connects words, phrases, and clauses

• Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Identify the underlined part of speech:

The knife is on the table.

• Verb

• Preposition

• Noun

• Conjunction