Parts of Speech

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

A noun is a person place or thing

For example, Sally, Australia, table, happy

Question 2

Adjectives

Answer 2

Describes a noun or a pronoun. An adjective tells how many, what kind, or which one.

For example, cold, two, this

Question 3

Verbs

Answer 3

A verb is an action something or someone is doing. Also can describe a state of being.

For example, run, jump, am, was

Question 4

Pronouns

Answer 4

A pronoun is used in place of a noun. Takes the place of a name, person, place or a thing.

For example, I, it, they, he

Question 5

Articles

Answer 5

The words A , AN and THE belong to a group of adjectives called articles.

For example, a dog, an apple, the boy

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

An adverb describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. Adverbs tells how, when, where, or to what degree.

For example, 
quickly (how), 
today (when), 
outside (where), 
barely (to what degree)

Question 7

Prepositions

Answer 7

A preposition tells something about the noun or pronoun in a sentence.

For example, from, to, until, after

She was OVER there

Question 8

Conjunctions

Answer 8

Conjunctions join 2 clauses together.

For example, and, but, or, nor

She liked cheese and crackers

Question 9

Interjections

Answer 9

An interjection expresses strong feeling or emotion. Can be a single word or a phrase.

For example, Ow!, Help!, Oh dear!

Question 10

Proper Nouns

Answer 10

A name used for an individual person, place or organisation.
Proper nouns are spelt with capital letters.

For example, Jane lived in London

Question 11

Abstract Nouns

Answer 11

Abstract nouns are thoughts, ideas or emotions.

For example, happy, beauty, talent

Dan was very HAPPY because of his new found TALENT

Question 12

Collective Nouns

Answer 12

Collective nouns are used for a collection or group of people, or things. Specific names given to a group.

For example, flock, pod, school

The school of fish

The FAMILY went on a camping trip

Question 13

Common Nouns

Answer 13

Common nouns are words that describe general items and not specific ones.

For example, lamp, chair, pillow, window

The WINDOW was broken

Question 14

Singular Nouns

Answer 14

Singular nouns only indicate one person, place or thing.

For example, horse, box, cat

The HORSE was near the LAMP

Question 15

Plural Nouns

Answer 15

Plural nouns is a word that means more multiple of a person, animal place, thing or idea.

For example, boys, baseballs, vases

The BOYS were throwing BASEBALLS

Question 16

Concrete Nouns

Answer 16

A concrete noun is a material object.

For example, tree, dog, building, tree

The DOG was sitting by the TREE

Question 17

Superlative

Answer 17

The highest or to the best degree.

For example, excellent, wonderful, supreme

She was EXCELLENT at her spelling test

Question 18

Comparative Adjectives

Answer 18

Comparative adjectives compare two things from each other.

For example, Which tree is TALLER than the other?

Question 19

Subordinating Conjunctions

Answer 19

A conjunction that introduces a subordinating clause.

For example, although, because

Question 20

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 20

A conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses or sentences.

For example, and, but, or

Question 21

Correlating Conjunctions

Answer 21

Conjunctions which are in pairs.

For example, neither…nor, either…or, but…also