Parts of Speech Flashcards

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What is a NOUN?

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Names a person, place or thing

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What is a VERB?

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Describes an action

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What is an ADVERB?

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Describes a verb

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What is an ADJECTIVE?

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Describes a noun

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What is a PREPOSITION?

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Gives us information about the position of an object

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What is the job of a PROPER NOUN?

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Names a specific person, place or thing

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What is the job of a COMMON NOUN?

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Names a general category of person, place or thing

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What is an ABSTRACT NOUN?

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A noun that we can’t see or touch e.g. an emotion or feeling like happiness or pride

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What is a CONCRETE NOUN?

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A noun that is a physical object like a desk or a chair - it can be detected by the senses or by a scientific instrument

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What is a PRONOUN?

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It takes the place of a noun

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What does a CONJUNCTION do?

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Joins words and sentences

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Identify the PROPER NOUNS in the following list - hat, physics, margarine, love, Francis, man, France, humour

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Francis, France

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Identify the COMMON NOUNS in the following list - hat, physics, margarine, love, Francis, man, France, humour

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hat, physics, margarine, man

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Identify the ABSTRACT NOUNS in the following list - hat, physics, margarine, love, Francis, man, France, humour

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love, humour

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Identify the SINGULAR and PLURAL forms for this pair of nouns

Bird, birds

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Bird = singular
Birds = plural
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Identify the SINGULAR and PLURAL forms for this pair of nouns

Loaves, loaf

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Loaf = singular
Loaves = plural
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Give an example of a FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN

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I OR Me

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Give an example of a FIRST PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN

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We OR Us

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Give an example of a SECOND PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN

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You

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Give an example of a SECOND PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN

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You

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Give an example of a THIRD PERSON SINGULAR PRONOUN

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He OR Him OR She OR It OR Her

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Give an example of a THIRD PERSON PLURAL PRONOUN

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They OR Them

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What does a COMPARATIVE do?

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Compares two things/objects

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What does a SUPERLATIVE do?

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Suggests that something is the highest quality/the best in a category

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Identify the SUPERLATIVE Tall, Taller, Tallest
Tallest
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Identify the SUPERLATIVE Fast, Faster, Fastest
Fastest
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Identify the COMPARATIVE Small, Smaller, Smallest
Smaller
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Identify the SUPERLATIVE Smart, Smarter, Smartest
Smartest
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Identify the COMPARATIVE Brave, Braver, Bravest
Braver
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What is the function of an AUXILIARY VERB?
It is used to show tense in compound verbs
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Which word is the AUXILIARY VERB in this sentence? I have seen the light
Have
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Which word is the AUXILIARY VERB in this sentence? She will feel better tomorrow
Will
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Which word is the AUXILIARY VERB in this sentence? Can you answer this question?
Can
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Which word is the AUXILIARY VERB in this sentence? Bill might get some more later
Might
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Identify the VERB in this sentence The athlete jumped
Jumped
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Identify the VERB in this sentence The cat slept
Slept
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Identify the VERB in this sentence The horses run
Run
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What is a FINITE VERB?
A finite verb has a subject to indicate who is doing the action, and it also has a tense e.g. The dog barked - barked is a finite verb because it has a subject (the dog) and a tense (past)
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What is an IMPERATIVE?
The order/command form of a verb. It is telling someone to do something e.g. Be quiet!
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Identify the ADVERB She dances gracefully
Gracefully
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Identify the ADVERB Their company contributes annually
Annually
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Identify the ADVERB Their grandmother visits often
Often
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Identify the ADVERB I have looked everywhere
Everywhere
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Identify the PREPOSITION The chalk was in the desk
In
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Identify the PREPOSITION The chalk was under the desk
Under
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Identify the PREPOSITION Who is the girl with my brother?
With
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Identify the PREPOSITION It will be the holiday of a lifetime
Of
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Identify the PREPOSITION Next year will give us a chance to free the world from hunger
From
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Identify the PREPOSITION The murderer died by hanging
By
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Identify the PREPOSITION I told you that before tea
Before
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What is a CONJUNCTION?
A joining word - it joins words, phrases and sentences
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List the CO-ORDINATING (FANBOYS) CONJUNCTIONS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
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What does a SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION do?
Joins sentences/clauses of differing importance
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Choose the correct SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION | I visit the Grand Canyon _________ I go to Arizona. (once, whenever, wherever)
Whenever
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Choose the correct SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION | This is the place _________ we stayed last time we visited. (where, when, how)
Where
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Choose the correct SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION | _________ you win first place, you will receive a prize. (wherever, if, unless)
If
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Choose the correct SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION | You won’t pass the test _________ you study. (when, if, unless)
Unless