Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, place or thing

For example- Sally, Australia, chair, happy

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

Describes a noun

Eg. Beautiful, green, fashionable, tall

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

Tells an action someone or something is doing

Eg. Jumped, laughing, smiling, danced

Question 4

Pronoun

Answer 4

Takes place of a noun

Eg. She, he, it, you, we

Question 5

Article

Answer 5

Used before a noun in a sentence

Eg. The, a, an

Question 6

Adverb

Answer 6

Describes a verb

Eg. Quickly, carefully, outside, fast

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

The position of a noun

Eg. Over, under, before, after

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

Joins together single words or groups of words or clauses in a sentence

Eg. And, but, so, or

Question 9

Interjection

Answer 9

A strong feeling or emotion

Eg. Help! Ouch! Wow! Look out!

Question 10

Proper noun

Answer 10

A specific person, place or thing

Eg. Mary, Disneyland, Australia

Question 11

Abstract noun

Answer 11

Cannot be seen, felt, heard, smelt or tasted

Eg. Freedom, love, power

Question 12

Collective noun

Answer 12

Group of things

Eg. Family, herd, team

Question 13

Common noun

Answer 13

A general person, place or thing

Eg. Girl, state, park, book

Question 14

Singular noun

Answer 14

Names one person, place or thing

Shoe, hand, girl, ball

Question 15

Plural noun

Answer 15

Names more than one person, place or thing

Eg. Shoes, hands, girls, balls

Question 16

Concrete noun

Answer 16

Can be seen, felt, heard, smelled or tasted

Eg. Cat, Tom, salt

Question 17

Superlative adjective

Answer 17

Compares nouns showing the highest quality. Add ‘est’

Eg. Biggest, tallest, strongest

Question 18

Comparative adjective

Answer 18

Used to compare nouns. Add ‘er’

Eg. Bigger, taller, stronger

Question 19

Subordinating conjunction

Answer 19

Link an independent clause to a dependent clause

Eg. Because, so
Sally was upset BECAUSE she lost her wallet

Question 20

Coordinating conjunctions

Answer 20

Link equal parts of a sentence

Eg. And, so
Sally went to the shop AND bought an apple.

Question 21

Correlating conjunctions

Answer 21

Work together to join equal parts of a sentence

Eg. Not only/but also, either/or, neither/nor
NOT ONLY do I like apples BUT ALSO oranges.

Question 22

Compound noun

Answer 22

Two or more words that create one noun

Eg. Toothpaste, six-pack, post office