Parts of Speech
The plate of steaming pasta and meatballs smells wonderful.
Choose the words that are nouns
plate, pasta, meatballs
The two children played Roblox.
What is the subject?
The two children
We went to a special reception with an artist to ________ her work before the gallery opened to the public.
1. viewed
2. preview
3. review
preview
Tommy yelled i'm so happy that it is saturday.
Tommy yelled, "I'm so happy that it is Saturday!"
Marshmallows are fun to melt. They can make a mess.
Marshmallows are fun to melt but they can make a mess.
The pink donuts taste sweet and yummy.
Choose the words that are adjectives
pink, sweet, yummy
Four quiet girls giggled in the corner.
What is the predicate?
giggled in the corner
If you have misplaced your keys, you have___
Put them in the wrong place
the child chased her puppy around the corner and said please come here
The child chased her puppy around the corner and said, "Please come here!"
The day is sunny and beautiful. The sky is getting dark off in the distance.
The day is sunny and beautiful but the sky is getting dark off in the distance.
My family watches the speedy jets at the airport. We stroll up and down the corridors before our flight. Finally, we board the airplane.
Choose the words that are verbs.
watches, stroll, board
Bjorn's grandmother yelled "Dinner is ready boys!"
What is the subject?
Bjorn's grandmother
We couldn't play on the slide because it was____
a) unsafe
b)unable
3)prepare
a) unsafe
do you like painting or drawing better our art teacher asked
"Do you like painting or drawing better?," our art teacher asked.
Jayden went to the movies. He saw Sonic.
Jayden went to the movies and he saw Sonic.
What are the proper and common nouns in the sentence?
Robert Frost was a famous poet who lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He enjoyed writing poems about New England. His father was a teacher.
Proper: Robert Frost, Lawrence, Massachusetts, New England
Common: poet, poems, father, teacher
The rain hammered down on the tin roof during the thunderstorm.
What is the predicate?
Hammered down on the tin roof during the thunderstorm.
Adverbs describe verbs. They describe when and how. What is the adverb in the sentence: My brother carefully wrapped the birthday present.
carefully
you are my very best friend remarked naya.
"You are my very best friend," remarked Naya.
With my meal, I could get french fries. Onion rings.
With my meal, I could get French fries or onion rings.
Fall is the prettiest season of the year. The leaves are turning beautiful colors. The reds, yellows, and oranges are vibrant. I love to jump in the leaves that are in piles in my yard. Is is so much fun. Don't you love fall, too?
What are the nouns in the sentence?
Nouns: fall, season, year, leaves, colors, reds, yellows, oranges, piles, yard
The giant, green sea serpent rose up from the water and pushed the Viking ship safely to the shore.
What is the subject and what is the predicate?
Subject: the giant, green sea serpent
Predicate: rose up from the water and pushed the Viking ship safely to the shore.
Which sentence does not belong:
Fruit comes in all shapes and colors. Some fruits are red and round like apples. Some are yellow and long like bananas. I like playing in the park during the summer. Other fruits, like grapes, are small, green and sweet. The bright colors of fruits make me want to eat them up.
I like playing in the park during the summer.
i learned to speak English by listening to my parents said liz.
"I learned to speak English by listening to my parents," said Liz.
My friend couldn't come to my birthday party. He was sick.
My friend couldn't come to my birthday party because he was sick.