Definition
What is a noun?
a person, place, thing
The dog ran quickly through the tall grass.
What part of speech is "ran"?
A) noun
B) verb
C) adverb
B) verb
What part of speech is the word "school"?
a noun
Give an example of a noun.
*correct as long as it is an example of a noun (e.g., cat, Anthony, Neelsville, paper, computer)
Use the word, "tall" in a sentence.
*correct as long as used correctly (e.g., Jamie is tall.)
What is a verb?
an action/ something you do
The ballerina danced gracefully across the stage.
What part of speech is the word, "gracefully"?
A) noun
B) verb
C) adverb
C) adverb
Maleah has a little dog with black spots.
What part of speech is the word "little"?
an adjective
Give an example of a pronoun.
*correct as long as it is an example of a pronoun (e.g., he, she, her, him, they, them, his, it)
Use the word, "and" in a sentence.
*correct as long as used correctly (e.g., He ate breakfast and listened to music.)
What is an adjective?
a word that describes nouns and pronouns
The little old woman shuffled along the cobblestone streets.
What part of speech is "cobblestone"?
A) noun
B) adverb
C) adjective
C) adjective
The dog barked loudly while the cat slept peacefully.
What part of speech is the word "peacefully"?
Give an example of a verb.
*correct as long as it is an example of a verb (e.g., run, sit, laugh, talk, sing, dance, jump)
Use the word, "under" in a sentence.
*correct as long as used correctly (e.g., The spider hid under the table.)
What is an adverb?
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
What part of speech is "while"?
A) pronoun
B) conjunction
C) preposition
B) conjunction
The horse waited patiently beside the gate.
What part of speech is "beside"?
a preposition
Give an example of an adjective.
*correct as long as it is an example of an adjective (e.g., tall, short, pretty, small, blue)
Use the words, "after" and "cooked" in a sentence.
*correct as long as used correctly (e.g., After I cooked dinner, I set the table.)
What is a conjunction?
A word that links clauses together
They keys are on the table.
What part of speech is "on"?
A) preposition
B) conjunction
C) interjection
A) preposition
Anthony frowned after he looked out the window at the giant storm cloud moving across the sky.
What part of speech is the word "after"?
a conjunction
Give an example of an adverb.
Use the words, "then" and "she" in a sentence.
*correct as long as used correctly (e.g., She did her homework and then played outside.)