Frightful Nouns and Pronouns
A word that can be used in place of a noun or noun phrase
Pronoun
Describes and action or state of being
Verb
Describes a noun
Adjective
Give three examples of prepositions
on, in, above, etc.
Words that express a strong emotion or sudden feeling
interjections
Which part of speech is the italicized word? Be specific!!
Taylor bought a large bag of Reese Cups to give to her trick-or-treaters.
Proper Noun
What are the verbs?
Susie screamed loudly when she saw a hairy spider in the web.
screamed, saw
Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Adverb
Which word is the preposition?
The old scary witch flew on the broom.
on
Put an interjection into the sentence:
"____!" screamed Zachary when he pricked his finger carving a pumpkin.
Ouch
Name three different pronouns
he, she, it, we, they, etc.
How many verbs?
The witch cackled as she flew by on her wooden broom.
2
Three adjectives that describe a haunted house
Ex: spooky, scary, dark, etc.
Complete the sentence with a preposition.
The rickety skeleton fell _______ of the closet.
out
Name three different conjunctions
How many nouns?
Goblins and ghouls live in the abandoned house on the hill above the cemetery.
5
Three verbs that relate to Halloween
Ex: screamed, howled, spooked
Adjective or adverb?
The witch flew quickly on her old broom.
adverb
Complete the sentence using a preposition.
The creepy vampire ran _______ the trick-or-treaters.
towards
Name the conjunction
Kyle was tired of trick-or-treating, so he went home.
so
Replace the nouns with pronouns.
William was petrified when he saw Maria. Maria's costume was scary.
He was petrified when he saw her. Her costume was scary.
Name the verbs in the following sentence:
Kathryn and I carved pumpkins last weekend. We lit a candle and placed the candle in the pumpkin. After, we set the pumpkins on the porch. They glowed brightly.
carved, lit, placed, set, glowed
How many adjectives?
The muddy pumpkin patch was full of happy kids on Saturday.
2
Create a sentence using two prepositions to tell where a ghost is hiding.
The ghost is hiding under the table in the basement.
Name the conjunction(s).
The vampire could not decide whether to go to the park or the cemetery.
whether, or