Parts of Speech I
This is a general word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a common noun?
This type of verb shows what someone or something is doing.
What is an action verb?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What is Mr. Fabian's first name?
Who is Peter?
What room number is Mr. Marrero's class?
What is 301?
This type of noun refers to a specific person, place, or organization and is always capitalized.
What is a proper noun?
This verb connects the subject to a condition or description, like "is" in the sentence, "She is tall.
What is a linking verb?
This figure of speech gives human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.
What is personification?
What room number is Mr. Fabian's room?
What is 325?
What is Mr. Marrero's first name?
Who is Fernand?
Identify the proper nouns in this sentence: "Maria went to New York City last summer."
What is Maria and New York City?
Identify the linking verb: "The soup smells delicious."
What is smells?
Identify the figure of speech: "I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!"
What is hyperbole?
When is Mr. Fabian's birthday?
When is August 17?
What are Mr. Marrero's favorite type of cookies?
What are oatmeal cookies?
This type of word can replace a common or proper noun in a sentence, like "he" instead of "John."
What is a pronoun?
Identify all the prepositions in this sentence: "The cat hid under the table but peeked out from behind the chair."
What are "under," "out," "from," and "behind"?
Identify the figure(s) of speech:
"The sun smiled down on the children playing as the wind carried their laughter like a song."
What are personification and simile?
What is Saint Patrick's day?
When is January 29?
Identify all the common nouns, proper nouns, and pronouns in this sentence:
"Sarah gave her dog a treat, and he wagged his tail in excitement."
What are Sarah (proper noun), dog and treat (common nouns), her, he, his (pronouns)
Identify the prepositional phrases in this sentence: "After the game, the team celebrated at the restaurant."
What are "After the game" and "at the restaurant"?
Identify the figure(s) of speech:
"The bittersweet memory buzzed in my mind as the thunder growled, breaking the deafening silence."
What are oxymoron, onomatopoeia, and personification?
How many tattoos does Mr. Fabian have?
What are eleven tattoos?
How many tattoos does Mr. Marrero have?
What are five tattoos?