Parts of Speech

Define a Noun

• An action
• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that introduces a prepositional phrase

• Connects two grammatical items together

Define a verb

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An emotional word that interrupts a sentence

• A word that takes the place of a noun

Which of the following does an adverb modify?

• Noun

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Preposition

What do adjectives modify?

• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs

The school smells funny. What part of speech is smells?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

The crying baby is really annoying me. What part of speech is crying?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Pronoun

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• dog
• Buddy
• pet
• animal

Which of the following is a noun?

• big
• dog
• ate
• loudly

Which of the following is a noun?

• silly
• old
• girl
• fast

Which of the following is a verb?

• angry
• man
• yelled
• loudly