Parts Of Speech Check Flashcards
What is a noun?
A noun is a naming word that names a person, place, thing, or idea, including days and months.
Example: ‘My mother cooks delicious food.’
What does a pronoun do?
A pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase.
Example: ‘I tried to talk to her this morning.’
What is a verb?
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.’
What is an adverb?
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; it often ends in -ly.
Example: ‘He was speaking really quickly.’
What is an adjective?
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.’
What is a conjunction?
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.’
What is a preposition?
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.’
What is an interjection?
An interjection is an expressive word that expresses strong feeling or emotion.
Example: ‘Hurray! Our team has won the match.’
What are some examples of interjections?
- Wow
- Yay
- Ouch
- Oops
- Hey
- Bravo
- Alas
Interjections can show excitement, surprise, joy, frustration, or other strong emotions.
True or False: Conjunctions only show contrast.
False
Conjunctions can also add similar ideas, explain reasons, give choices, and introduce conditions.
What do prepositions help us understand?
Prepositions help us understand the position, location, direction, or timing of things.
Example: ‘The cat is on the table.’
What is the function of possessive pronouns?
Possessive pronouns show ownership or possession of something.
Examples: ‘mine, yours, his, hers, theirs, ours.’
Fill in the blank: A ________ describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
[adverb]
Fill in the blank: A ________ is used to replace the specific names of people or things.
[pronoun]
Identify the type of word: ‘quickly’ in the sentence: ‘Yesterday, Jenny quickly finished her homework.’
[adverb]
Identify the type of word: ‘they’ in the sentence: ‘Oh no! they both said.’
[pronoun]
Identify the type of word: ‘and’ in the sentence: ‘Mark slowly opened the door and peeked inside.’
[conjunction]
Identify the type of word: ‘inside’ in the sentence: ‘He peeked inside.’
[preposition]
Identify the type of word: ‘Yikes!’ in the sentence: ‘Yikes! he whispered.’
[interjection]
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often indicating manner, time, place, or degree.
Give an example of a pronoun.
He, she, it, they.
What is the function of a conjunction?
To connect words, phrases, or clauses.
What is a preposition?
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
Define an interjection.
A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.
In the sentence ‘Mark slowly opened the door,’ what role does ‘slowly’ play?
Adverb.
Identify the conjunction in the sentence: ‘Jake ran to catch the bus, but he missed it.’
But.
Fill in the blank: ‘Lily danced ______ the party.’
at.
True or False: An adverb can only modify verbs.
False.
What did Mark find hiding under the table?
Whiskers.
What did Anna say after closing her book?
‘Phew!’
Fill in the blank: ‘They decided to get some ice cream ______ heading home.’
before.
What did Charlie whisper when the concert started?
‘It’s starting.’
Identify the interjection in the sentence: ‘Yikes! he whispered, seeing the mess.’
‘Yikes!’
What did Max exclaim as the lights dimmed?
‘Finally!’
Fill in the blank: ‘He walked ______ the park and thought about his day.’
to.
True or False: ‘Whiskers’ is a proper noun in the context.
True.
