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Parts Of Speech Check Flashcards

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a naming word that names a person, place, thing, or idea, including days and months.

Example: ‘My mother cooks delicious food.’

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What does a pronoun do?

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A pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase.

Example: ‘I tried to talk to her this morning.’

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What is a verb?

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A verb is an action word that shows action and helps the main verb to show the tense, moods, or voice of the sentence.

Example: ‘The sun is shining and the birds are singing.’

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; it often ends in -ly.

Example: ‘He was speaking really quickly.’

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective describes a noun by telling what kind, which one, how many, or how much.

Example: ‘I like a red car with a big trunk.’

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a joining word that links words, phrases, or clauses.

Example: ‘I like cooking and eating, but I don’t like washing dishes afterward.’

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a connecting word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.

Example: ‘She was hiding under the table.’

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is an expressive word that expresses strong feeling or emotion.

Example: ‘Hurray! Our team has won the match.’

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What are some examples of interjections?

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  • Wow
  • Yay
  • Ouch
  • Oops
  • Hey
  • Bravo
  • Alas

Interjections can show excitement, surprise, joy, frustration, or other strong emotions.

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True or False: Conjunctions only show contrast.

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False

Conjunctions can also add similar ideas, explain reasons, give choices, and introduce conditions.

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What do prepositions help us understand?

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Prepositions help us understand the position, location, direction, or timing of things.

Example: ‘The cat is on the table.’

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What is the function of possessive pronouns?

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Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of something.

Examples: ‘mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours.’

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Fill in the blank: A ________ describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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[adverb]

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Fill in the blank: A ________ is used to replace the specific names of people or things.

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[pronoun]

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Identify the type of word: ‘quickly’ in the sentence: ‘Yesterday, Jenny quickly finished her homework.’

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[adverb]

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Identify the type of word: ‘they’ in the sentence: ‘Oh no! they both said.’

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[pronoun]

17
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Identify the type of word: ‘and’ in the sentence: ‘Mark slowly opened the door and peeked inside.’

A

[conjunction]

18
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Identify the type of word: ‘inside’ in the sentence: ‘He peeked inside.’

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[preposition]

19
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Identify the type of word: ‘Yikes!’ in the sentence: ‘Yikes! he whispered.’

A

[interjection]

20
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What is an adverb?

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often indicating manner, time, place, or degree.

21
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Give an example of a pronoun.

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He, she, it, they.

22
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What is the function of a conjunction?

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To connect words, phrases, or clauses.

23
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What is a preposition?

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A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

24
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Define an interjection.

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A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.

25
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In the sentence ‘Mark slowly opened the door,’ what role does ‘slowly’ play?

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Adverb.

26
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Identify the conjunction in the sentence: ‘Jake ran to catch the bus, but he missed it.’

A

But.

27
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Fill in the blank: ‘Lily danced ______ the party.’

A

at.

28
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True or False: An adverb can only modify verbs.

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False.

29
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What did Mark find hiding under the table?

A

Whiskers.

30
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What did Anna say after closing her book?

A

‘Phew!’

31
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Fill in the blank: ‘They decided to get some ice cream ______ heading home.’

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before.

32
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What did Charlie whisper when the concert started?

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‘It’s starting.’

33
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Identify the interjection in the sentence: ‘Yikes! he whispered, seeing the mess.’

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‘Yikes!’

34
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What did Max exclaim as the lights dimmed?

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‘Finally!’

35
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Fill in the blank: ‘He walked ______ the park and thought about his day.’

A

to.

36
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True or False: ‘Whiskers’ is a proper noun in the context.

A

True.

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