Parts of Speech
a person, place, thing or idea
What is a noun?
a person who teaches
Who is a teacher?
able to be done
What is possible?
in a slow way
What is slowly?
You use this suffix when you're writing in the present tense about one person (either a male or female)
What is third person singular present tense -s?
an action or state of being
What is a verb?
the act of correcting one's mistake or error
What is a correction?
Possessing the quality of being wrong or in error
What is erroneous?
in a fast way
What is quickly?
You use this suffix when you're talking about an action that happened in the past.
What is regular past tense -ed?
a describing word
What is an adjective?
a person who governs
Who is a governor?
Characterized by greed
What is greedy?
in a sad way
What is sadly?
You use this suffix when you're writing about an action that is happening right now or continuing to happen.
What is progressive -ing?
a word that describes a verb
What is an adverb?
the process of solving a problem
What is a solution?
Possessing the quality of courage
What is courageous?
in a smart way
What is intelligently? Cleverly?
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb: Kate loves to skate. She _________ everyday. Yesterday, she ___________ at the roller skating rink.
What is "skates" and "skated?"
or "was skating"
a group of letters that go at the end of a word to change its meaning or part of speech
What is a suffix?
the process of doing anything
What is an action?
Possessing the quality of having a lot of superstitions
What is superstitious?
in an anxious way
What is anxiously?
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb: I hate to write. Yesterday, I was _____________ all day. Everyday, it feels like I am always _____________.
What is writing?