Nouns, Pronouns, and Articles
What does a pronoun replace?
A noun / nouns
Answers may vary - teacher will confirm.
Possible examples: run, jump, think
What do adjectives describe?
A noun or pronoun
What does a conjunction do?
It connects sentences and lists.
Give three examples of prepositions.
Answers may vary - teacher will verify.
Some examples: for, by, to, under
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
Which words in the following sentence are linking verbs:
I am feeling very excited, but he seems a bit bored.
am, seems
What do adverbs describe?
Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
What are 3 interjections?
Answers may vary - teacher will verify.
Some examples: Wow! Huh? Oh.
Identify all the prepositions in the following sentence:
He put the box inside the fridge, but it became too cold, so he placed it by the heater so it would warm up.
inside, by
Name all the articles.
The, a, an
Which words in the following sentence are action verbs:
The flowers smelled really nice, so she picked a few and thought about how beautiful they were.
picked, thought
Which of the following words are adjectives:
happily, grumpy, sunny, very, red
grumpy, sunny, red
Answer may vary - teacher will verify.
Some examples: and, or, but
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase only:
1) she ran to the field
2) beside the school
3) and the cat drank milk
beside the school
What are the three pronouns in the following sentence:
I went to the store to buy her a gift, but bought myself a toy instead.
I, her, myself
Which words from the following sentence are verbs, and say whether they are action or linking verbs:
We went to the store and bought her favourite toys, but she was still cranky.
went - action verb
bought - action verb
was - linking verb
Identify all the adjectives and adverbs in the following sentence, and say whether they are adjectives or adverbs:
The blue elephant stood unsteadily on a giant, red ball, and I was very nervous because the elephant could suddenly fall.
blue - adjective
unsteadily - adverb
giant - adjective
red - adjective
very - adverb
nervous - adjective
suddenly - adverb
Identify all the conjunctions in the following sentence:
I bought chocolate, chips, and cookies, but there wasn't enough for everyone, so I asked my brother to bring some more.
and, but, so
Identify the two prepositional phrases in the following sentence (you must only say the prepositional phrases):
In the garden, there was a snail with an orange shell.
In the garden
and
with an orange shell
Replace the nouns in the following sentence with pronouns:
Amina found the wallet, and Amina gave the wallet to Bilal, who gave the wallet to the teachers.
She found it, and she gave it to him, who gave it to them.
Say whether the word "look" / "looks" in the following sentences is an action or linking verb.
Sentence 1 - He looks really interested.
Sentence 2 - We look everywhere for the lost keys.
Sentence 3 - Look at that tree!
Sentence 1 - linking
Sentence 2 - action
Sentence 3 - action
What are all the adverbs in the following sentence, and what word do they describe, and in what way (eg. where, how, when):
Yesterday, the very tall man ran there extremely fast.
Yesterday - describing ran (when)
very - describing tall (how tall)
there - describing ran (where)
extremely - describing fast (how fast)
fast - describing ran (how he ran)
Identify the interjections and conjunctions in the following sentence, and say whether they are interjections or conjunctions:
Wow, you are going to be in so much trouble, and I will enjoy everything that happens, because you yelled "Ha!" at me when I made a mistake before.
Wow - interjection
and - conjunction
because - conjunction
Ha - interjection
Identify all the prepositional phrases in the following sentence and say what information they are giving (eg. location, direction, manner, time):
Before the storm, the rabbit with the squirrel under the tree and watched the leaves blow through the air.
Before the storm - time
with the squirrel - manner
under the tree - location
through the air - direction