Parts of Speech

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Verbs

Answer 2

Action words = jump, talk, sing

Question 3

Adverbs

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Adjectives

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

Shows 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 that 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