Parts of Speech Wks 1-6
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
A word that takes the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
What is a possessive noun?
Examples such as dog, city, school, teacher, apple, love, & bravery
What are nouns?
Examples are pretty, small, long, quiet, furry.
What are adjectives?
A word that expresses action or being.
What is a verb?
A word that describes or modifies a noun.
What is an adjective?
The three types of verbs.
What are helping, action, and linking?
Examples like mom's, dad's, grandma's, and grandpa's.
What are possessive nouns?
Examples are a, an, the.
What are articles?
These words modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs by telling how, when, where, or to what extent.
What is an adverb?
Words like in, on, and under that show relationship between two words.
What are prepositions?
Special adjectives like a, an, and the.
What are articles?
She is reading a book.
You did not understand.
I have finished my dinner.
These sentences express a type of verb.
What is a helping verb?
Examples are quickly, slowly, now, yesterday, here, there, always, sometimes, very, and extremely.
What are adverbs?
Words like and, but, and or that join words, phrases, or clauses together.
What are conjunctions?
These express strong feeling, sudden emotion, or surprise. Like Oh! Wow!
What are interjections?
She is a doctor.
The sand feels hot.
The room remained quiet.
These sentences express a type of verb.
What is a linking verb?
Examples are in, on, and under.
What are prepositions?
Greg kicks the ball across the yard.
She reads a book every night.
We built a treehouse last summer.
These sentences express a type of verb.
What is an action verb?
Examples are and, but, and or.
What are conjuctions?