Parts of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex: Fineese, education, school, New York, teacher

Helpful reminder: the _____

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

A word used in place of a noun

Ex: I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

A word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun
Ex: Colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud

Helpful reminder: the _____ truck

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

A word that shows action of a state of being
Ex: Talk, jump, scream, run

Helpful reminder: Verbs change when in the present, past, or future tense

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

A word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverbs and tells where, when, how, or to what extent.
Ex: Slowly, carefully, incessantly

Helpful reminder: Often ends in ‘ly’

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Ex: To, over, under, between, in

Helpful reminder: The squirrel ran _____ the tree

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

A word that connects words, groups of words, and sentences

Ex: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

A word that expresses surprise or strong feeling. Separate from the sentence.
Ex: Wow! Hey!