Parts of Speech

Question 1

noun

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

adjective

Answer 4

describes nouns or pronoun= 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 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, wood, paper.

Question 13

compound nouns

Answer 13

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