Parts of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

A word that names a person, place, or idea
Ex. fitness, education, school, New York
the______

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

A word used in place of a noun

Ex. I, her, him, it, that

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

A word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun
Ex. colorful, odious, joyful, loud
the_____truck

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

A word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb and tells when, where, how
Ex. slowly, carefully, incessantly
often ends in “ly”

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

Ex. to, over, under, at

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

Words that connect things, words, and groups

Ex. for, and, nor, but

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

A word that expresses surprise or strong feeling separate from sentence
Ex. WOW! HEY!