Parts of Speech

Question 1

nouns

Answer 1

person, place, thing, animal, idea = ball, desk, store

Question 2

verbs

Answer 2

action = jump, talk, sing

Question 3

adverbs

Answer 3

tell when, where, or how action takes place = slowly, soon, quickly

Question 4

adjetives

Answer 4

describes nouns or pronouns = big, gorgeous, red

Question 5

pronouns

Answer 5

takes the place of a noun = they, him, she

Question 6

conjunctions

Answer 6

brings words, phrases, or clauses together = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Question 7

interjections

Answer 7

show strong emotion = hey! stop! yay!

Question 8

preposition

Answer 8

tells the time or position of something= on, above, around, during

Question 9

common nouns

Answer 9

not capitalized and not specific = ball, desk, store

Question 10

proper nouns

Answer 10

capitalized and specific = Ms. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike

Question 11

abstract nouns

Answer 11

a noun you can’t see, touch, taste, hear, or smell = love, hunger, fear

Question 12

concrete nouns

Answer 12

a noun that you can touch and see = food, dog, desk

Question 13

compound nouns

Answer 13

made up of more than one word = grocery store, teacher desk, shopping cart