Parts of speech

An adjective is a word that describes a _________.

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

In the following sentence, which word is the ADVERB?
She looked carefully at the yellow fish.

• SHE
• LOOKED
• CAREFULLY
• FISH

Which word in the sentence is an adjective?
The big brown bear ran swiftly through the forest.

• big

• brown

• bear

• ran

What is a 'ADJECTIVE'?

• A word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb

• An action word but not a verb

• A word that gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows more information about a noun

What is a 'PREPOSITION'?

• A word that gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb

• A part of speech that shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence

• A part of speech that shows the relation of a verb to another word in the sentence

• A part of speech that shows the relation of an adjective to another word in the sentence

What is a 'CONJUNCTION'?

• A word that joins parts of a sentence, phrases or other words together

• A word that joins two sentences, two phrases or two words ONLY

• A part of speech that joins two or three sentences only

• A part of speech that shows the relation of an adjective to another word in the sentence

What is an 'INTERJECTION'?

• A noun that refers to something that cannot be seen, heard, tasted, smelt or touched.

• A word that shows a material object

• A word that denotes a group of individuals

• A word that expresses a feeling or to request or demand something.

What is an 'PRONOUN'?

• A word that is used instead of a noun or noun phrase

• A word that is used instead of a verb

• A word that is used instead of adjective

• A word that is used instead of a Proper noun

What is a 'NOUN'?

• A naming word

• An action word

• A word that shows action

• A word that shows more information about a noun

What is a 'VERB'?

• A naming word

• An action word

• A word that shows action

• A word that shows more information about a noun