Parts of speech

A part of speech that names a person, place, or thing is called

• noun

• preposition

• verb

• adjective

Q. 

Select all of the nouns.

• rough

• pen

• cup

• drive

• gross

Match the words from the sentence below to their correct part of speech.

When the national bird was chosen, not everyone wanted the bald eagle.

• the

• verb

• chosen

• helping verb

• bald

• adjective

• eagle

• noun

• was

• article

Match the words from the sentence below to their correct part of speech.

On April 19, 1775 the American Revolution began.

• on

• verb

• began

• article

• American

• preposition

• the

• proper noun

• April

• proper adjective

An adverb is

• a word that describes an adjective or verb (quietly, bravely, happily)

• a person, place, or thing (teacher, restaurant, chair, cat)

• more than one person, place, or thing (teachers, restaurants, chairs, cats)

Choose the sentence where the verb is in blue. 

• Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
• Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
• Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice cream cone. 
• Aisha suddenly dropped her delicious ice ream cone. 

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when, or the direction in which something is going?

• conjunction
• preposition
• interjection
• pronoun

Q. 

Find the verb.

• silly

• green

• write

• paper

Read the sentence. How would you rewrite it using a pronoun?
I walked up the hill to wait for Lily. 

• I walked up the hill to wait for her. 
• I walked down the hill to wait for Leslie. 
• I climbed up the hill to wait for Leslie. 
• I walked quickly up the hill to wait for Leslie. 

2. What is an action word?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb