Parts of Speech Definitions
Define noun
Give three examples of nouns
People, places, things
Anni, Minneapolis, plants, knowledge
He successfully passed his driving test.
Noun: he, test
Adj: his, driving
V: passed
Adv: successfully
Giraffes are the ___ land animal.
(tall)
Giraffes are the tallest land animal.
spoke during presentation he the calmly confidently and
He spoke calmly and confidently during the presentation.
My mother's birthday is _____ November 10th.
My mother's birthday is on November 10th.
Define adjective
Give three examples of adjectives
Describe nouns
Pretty, tall, many, blue, ten
I like to ride the city bus to visit my friend across town.
N: I, bus, town
V: like, ride, visit
Adj: city, my
Prep: to, across
The weather is _____ today than yesterday.
(beautiful)
The weather is more beautiful today than yesterday.
library this the best in the book is
This is the best book in the library.
I listened to music ___ the radio today.
I listened to music on the radio today.
Define verb
Give three examples of verbs
Action words
Have, run, sing, be, make, do, learn
He got in his bright blue car and drove quickly toward the river.
N: he, car, river
V: got, drove
Adj: bright, blue
Adv: quickly
Prep: in, toward
Football is the _____ sport of all.
(exciting)
Football is the most exciting sport of all.
birthday for cake a delicious she baked her
She baked a delicious cake for her birthday.
He starts work ____ 7:30 ____ the morning.
He starts work at 7:30 in the morning.
Define adverb
Give three examples of adverbs
Describe verbs
Slowly, lovingly, always, easily, sometimes
Dogs are more energetic than cats, but cats are cuddlier.
N: dogs, cats
V: are
Adj: more, energetic, cuddlier
My pepper plant is ____ than my basil but my tomato plant is the _____ of all.
(healthy)
My pepper plant is healthier than my basil but my tomato plant is the healthiest of all.
exam they night studied for diligently all the
They studied diligently all night for the exam.
I came to Minnesota _____ 2017 and I live ____ Minneapolis.
I came to Minnesota in 2017 and I live in Minneapolis.
Define pronoun
Give two examples of pronouns
Replace nouns
She, I, we, they, you
The old man lives in the smallest house on the big hill.
N: man, house, hill
V: lives
Adj: old, smallest, big
Prep: in, on
Canada is ____ than China but Russia is the ____ country.
(big)
Canada is bigger than China but Russia is the biggest country.
neighborhood in garden the my beautiful most the is
My garden is the most beautiful in the neighborhood.
My books are ___ the desk. Yours are ___ the drawer.
My books are on the desk. Yours are in the drawer.
Define preposition
Give two examples of prepositions
Show relationships between words
In, on, at, to, by, with
The curious child asked many questions about the mysterious creature they saw in the woods.
N: child, questions, creature, woods
V: asked, saw
Adj: curious, many, mysterious
Prep: in
Mars is ____ from Earth but Neptune is ____.
(far)
Mars is far from Earth, but Neptune is further.
spring they garden beautiful in backyard a planted their last
They planted a beautiful garden in their backyard last spring.
Let's meet ___ the coffee shop ____ Saturday ____ noon.
Let's meet at the coffee shop on Saturday at noon.