Parts of Speech
A person, place, thing, or idea.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is a noun?
The adjective in the following sentence.
I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.
What is beautiful?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
Eat oranges lemons and other citrus fruits.
What is after oranges and lemons?
Eat oranges, lemons, and other citrus fruits.
A sentence with a subject and predicate.
What is a simple sentence?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
A broken pencil is pointless.
What is a pun?
"My mother walked into my room with tears in her eyes, but she was smiling. I looked at the letter in her hand, and my heart skipped a beat."
This is an example of __________ point of view.
What is first person narrative?
I am going _____ the library at _____ o'clock.
to, too, two
What is
I am going to the library at two o'clock.
5450
What is 1?
Note: All numbers to the power of zero = 1.
An interjection is an emotional word followed by an exclamation point or with a ______ if the feeling is not as strong.
What is a comma?
DAILY DOUBLE
The part of speech of "she" in the following sentence.
What did she ask you to do?
What is a pronoun?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
The directions seem simple today but people didn't know about vitamins a long time ago.
What is after "today"?
The directions seem simple today, but people didn't know about vitamins a long time ago.
It has a dependent clause with a subordinating conjunction and an independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
Her eyes are as beautiful as two sparkling emeralds.
What is a simile?
This is an example of __________ point of view.
What is third person limited narrative?
_____ all eating together.
There, Their, They're
What is They're?
They're all eating together.
The Pythagorean Theorem.
What is a2 + b2 = c2?
A word used in place of a noun.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is a pronoun?
The verb in the following sentence.
On Saturdays, I work from nine to five.
What is work?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
Doug's wedding is on April 6 2026.
What is 6?
Doug's wedding in on April 6, 2026.
It has two independent clauses conjoined by a COMMA and a "FANBOY".
What is a compound sentence?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
Sara heard the freshly baked pie calling her name.
What is personification?
The following events take place in a western story. Which is an example of foreshadowing?
a. A school bell rings, and children come running to class
b. A wanted poster flies off a building during a sandstorm
c. A new sheriff is elected, and the townspeople celebrate
What is B?
We are going _____ the park.
to, too, two
What is to?
We are going to the park.
x and y are ALWAYS shown this order when identifying a point on a coordinate plane.
What is (x,y)?
Expresses action or being.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is a verb?
"Well" is this part of speech in the following sentence.
Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.
What is an interjection?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
My sister Paula has traveled to Asia.
What is sister and Paula?
My sister, Paula, has traveled to Asia.
More than a thousand years ago, the Maya and other peoples of Central America chewed chicle.
This is a __________ sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
The magician waved his wand and poof, a rabbit appeared.
What is onomatopoeia?
The height of rising action; the turning point of the story.
What is the CLIMAX?
Your shoes are _____ big for me.
to, too, two
Your shoes are too big for me.
The formula for finding area.
What is A=LW?
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is an adjective?
Andy knocked on the door, but nobody answered.
What is but?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
After the party let's go to the movie theater.
What is party?
After the party, let's go to the movie theater.
We have been studying this for a while, so you should know it!
This a __________ sentence.
What is a compound sentence?
DAILY DOUBLE
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
He's a walking encyclopedia.
What is a metaphor?
Which element of a story most helps a reader understand its mood?
a. its setting
b. the author's word choice
c. the details of the plot
What is A?
The kids went to visit ________ grandparents.
there, their, they're
What is their?
The kids went to visit their grandparents.
What is V=s3?
Joins words, phrases, or clauses.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is a conjuntion?
If we finish our work quickly, we can go to the movies.
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
The old weathered barn stood on the hill.
What is old?
The old, weathered barn stood on the hill.
The orange creamsicle was melting in the sun
This is an independent or dependent clause.
What is an independent clause?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
She's such a teacher's pet.
What is an idiom?
A story's main problem or struggle and drives the story forward. It can be internal or external.
What is the CONFLICT?
__________ looking for __________ lost dog.
there, their, they're
What is
They're looking for their lost dog?
Which of the following is NOT a rational number?
a. 0.333333 . . .
b. 9
c. the cube root of 2 7
d. the square root of 11
e. 6.435
What is the square root of 11?
A rational number is a number that can be a fraction (a/b).
a. 0.333333 . . . is a repeating decimal and can be converted into a fraction
b. 9 can be placed over 1 (9/1)
c. the cube root of 27 and can be place over 1 (27/1)
d. the square root of 11 is not a perfect square and has no pattern in the decimal, therefore it is an irrational number.
e. 6.435 is a terminating decimal and can be converted into a fraction.
A word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.
(What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition?)
What is a preposition?
The prepositional phrases in the following sentence.
I left my shoes under the kitchen sink.
What is under the sink?
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
"Wait for me my shoes are untied" said Amanda.
What is me and untied?
Note: Place the comma BEFORE the quotation marks.
"Wait for me, my shoes are untied," said Amanda.
Because the sun was hidden
This is an example of an independent or dependent clause.
What is a dependent clause?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
The message the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is the THEME?
If Dad doesn't want to go to the party, _____ he should stay at home.
then or than
What is THEN?
The biggest number from the following list: 5.85, 28/5, the square root of 38, -6.77.
What is the square root of 38?
5.85
28/5 = 5.6
square root of 38 = 6.16
-6.77 is less than zero
All eight parts of speech.
What is a noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, conjunction, interjection, and preposition?
Sometimes considered a part of speech, these three words are called articles.
What is a, an, the?
Remember, use AN when the proceeding word starts with a vowel.
a coat - an umbrella
Commas are needed after what word(s) in the following sentence:
With his directions scurvy a deadly disease was prevented.
What are directions, scurvy, disease?
With his directions, scurvy, a deadly disease, was prevented.
The correct coordinating conjunction to complete the compound sentence:
Thaina wants to lose weight, _____ she eats chocolate everyday.
What is but or yet?
Which figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole, idiom, oxymoron, understatement, pun) is used in the following:
My backpack weighs a million pounds.
What is hyperbole?
"Miguel fidgeted in his seat again. He scratched his nose, then his ear. He tapped his foot against the chair leg. He picked at his cuticle, then chewed his fingernail. Finally, his mother said he could get up."
The inferences you can make about this passage.
What are Miguel is bored, impatient, waiting for an appointment, or in a "time out"?
This painting is more colorful _____ the other.
then or than
What is THAN?
Which of the following is a linear equation?
a. y-2x=4
b. y=x2
c. xy=1
What is A?
Note: Linear equations form a STRAIGHT LINE and will follow a similar Ax + By = C or Ax - By = C form.