ELA Parts of Speech

A singular noun is a word that names one person, place, thing, or idea. 
Which of these is a singular noun?

• socks
• aunt
• geese
• hats

What part of speech completes this sentence.
I know something a (or an) _______________.

• Pronoun 
• Verb
• Noun
• Adjective

A common noun names a general class of people, places, things, and ideas.
Which word is a common noun?

• Atlanta
• Dawsonville
• Dalanegha
• freedom

A proper noun specifies a particular person, place, thing, event, or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized. Which word is a proper noun?

• Angus Tuck
• horse farm
• bovine picnincs
• pillow case

A possessive noun shows possession, ownership, or the relationship between two nouns. Ex. _the rabbit's _ears 
Which word shows possession?

• planes
• trains
• automobiles
• camel's

A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being and is necessary to make a statement. Which word is a verb?

• jump
• red
• potato
• cloudy

An action verb tells what someone or something does. Which verb is ^NOT an action verb?

• _He ran _fast.
• _We broke _{the swing.}
• _I was _hot.
• _{The plant} grew _tall

A linking verb links or joins the subject of a sentence with an adjective or a noun.
Ex. The truck was red. (The word was like the noun truck to the adjective red.)
Ex. She became an excellent swimmer. (The word became links the nouns she and swimmer. Which link verb links a noun and another noun?

• The bike was fast.
• The woman became sick.
• Dogs are popular pets.
• The men were sweating.

What part of speech are these words?
was      were      is       appear      become     look     feel     taste     am    are   grow   seem

• nouns
• adjectives
• linking verbs
• adverbs

What part of speech are these words?
gave   brought    showed    loaned    sent    told

• linking verbs
• action verbs
• nouns
• adjective