Identifying Parts of Speech

What part of speech replaces a noun?

• Verb

• Adjective

• Pronoun

• Preposition

Which of the following is a list of pronouns?

• for, and, nor, so

• yesterday, now, today

• everybody, you, she, it

• fast, tall, wise, red

Find all the adjectives:

Six school buses arrived after 8:15 because of icy roads.

• Six, school, icy

• Six, icy

• School, after

• Six, arrived, icy

What type of verb is used in this sentence?

Six school buses were late because of icy roads.

• Linking Verb

• Action Verb

What is an adjective? 

• A word that modifies a pronoun or noun
• A word that modifies a verb.
• A word that replaces a noun.
• A person, place, thing, or idea

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I have gone there for several years. What question does the adjective several answer?

• What kind?
• To what extent?

• How many?
• When?

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

She spilled her Starbucks drink all over her new Ugg slippers. Is Starbucks a proper adjective?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.6.6

Which word is the proper adjective?

Have you seen the rare Portuguese coins?

• coins

• Portuguese

• rare

• seen

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What part of speech is the underlined word?

The actors in the play delivered spectacular performances.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

What part of speech is the underlined word?

Our new neighbors asked if they could play in our backyard.

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb