Nouns & Pronouns
Which word from the list is NOT an example of a noun?
DOG APPLE SCHOOL DRINKING TREE
DRINKING is a verb, NOT a noun
In your own words, what is the definition of a verb?
Verbs are words that portray an action, they are "doing" words.
What is an adjective? Define it in your own words.
An adjective is a describing word.
What is the conjunction in this sentence:
Although I live in Canada, I was born in the Unites States.
Although I live in Canada, I was born in the Unites States.
Choose a team to lose 100 points.
lol.
Which is NOT an example of a pronoun?
SHE GIRL THEY WE HER
GIRL is a noun, not a pronoun.
Create a definition of an interjection in your own words.
Interjection: a word or expression that is used to express a sudden feeling or reaction. Oftentimes, are not actually definable words but expressions of feelings.
An adverb is a word that is used to describe an action.
Which part of speech are the following words:
because, although, after, so, and
Conjunctions
What part of speech are the following words:
he, she, they, we, them
Pronouns.
Create a definition of a pronoun in your own words.
Pronouns: a part of speech where the word stands in for a noun. Like nouns, it refers to a person, place, thing or idea, but refers to the noun indirectly.
Name 10 verbs.
Examples: drinking, eating, writing, singing, talking, watching, walking, filming, explaining, travelling, sitting, climbing, holding, etc...
List 5 adverbs.
Examples: quickly, slowly, excitedly, hurriedly, dramatically, annually, often, rarely
Combine these two sentences into one sentence using a conjunction.
I want to go to the mall. I have lots of shopping to do.
I want to go to the mall because I have lots of shopping to do.
Get 300 points if your team can form a conga line and do a lap of the classroom.
Nice job everyone.
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
A common noun refers to a general, not specific person, place, or thing.
A proper noun starts with a capital and refers to a specific name and title of a person place or thing.
Create one sentence that uses both an interjection and a verb.
Wow I can't believe we are going shopping!
What is a comparative adjective? Give an example.
A comparative adjective describes something by comparing it to something else. For example, taller, faster, and bigger.
Find THREE prepositions in this sentence.
The cat goes to the living room, sits on the couch, and sleeps in the sunlight.
The cat goes to the living room, sits on the couch, and sleeps in the sunlight.
Which part of speech do the following words belong to:
on, beside, under, around, in
Prepositions.
Name 10 abstract nouns.
Examples: happiness, sadness, tiredness, power, hope, love, ideas, thoughts, time, faith, fear.
Name 10 interjections.
Examples: wow, yippee, hooray, boo, oh no, hmmmm, ugh, yay, ahhhh, shhh, ack, yuck, etc...
What is a superlative adjective? Give three examples.
A superlative adjective describes something in relation to all other things. Examples: tallest, biggest, best, worst, heaviest, etc...
What are the differences between a conjunction and a preposition?
Prepositions help establish relationships in time, space, and among people and things.
Conjunctions unite words; they attach phrases and clauses to one another.
Prepositions connect small words, Conjunctions connect ideas and phrases.
Create a mnemonic device for the 8 parts of speech (make a sentence using the first letters of each part of speech in any order, N A V P I C P A)
Never Pick Apples In All Pretty Vacation Countries