Parts Of Speech

Question 0

Pronoun

Answer 0

A word used in place of a noun

Ex.) I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he, the

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place, thing or idea
Ex.) finesse, education, New York, teacher
Helpful reminder- The _______

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

A word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun.
Ex.) colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
Helpful reminder- The _______ truck

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

A word that shows action or a state of being
Ex.) talk, jump, scream, run, is, am, are
Helpful reminder- Verbs change when in the present, past or future tense

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

Describes a verb, adjective, or other adverbs and tells where, when, how, or to what extent.
Ex.) Slowly, carefully, incessantly
Helpful reminder- often ends “ly”

Question 5

Preposition

Answer 5

Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.
Ex.) to, over, under, at, between, in
Helpful reminder- the squirrel ran _______ the tree

Question 6

Conjunction

Answer 6

A word that connects words, groups of words and sentences

Ex.) for, and , nor, but, or, yet, so, also

Question 7

Interjection

Answer 7

A word that expresses surprise a strong feeling separate from the sentence
Ex.) Wow! Hey!