Parts of Speech
What is a common noun?
Any person, place, animal, idea, or thing.
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun.
What are the three verb tenses?
Past, present, and future.
Fill in the blank with an adjective: I love to eat ____ candy.
Various answers are possible. Sour, sweet, colorful, etc...
What are the three be-verbs?
Am, Is, and Are.
What is a proper noun?
A special name for a specific person, place, animal, or thing.
What kind of noun is "KnK International School" ?
A proper noun.
What are the three kinds of verbs?
Action, helping, and linking.
What are the adjectives in this sentence? "The playful, purple porcupine lives in a pretty forest."
Playful, purple, and pretty.
Fill in the Blank: I __ excited because my friends ___ coming to play!
I am excited because my friends are coming to play!
What is an adjective?
A word that describes (tells you about) a noun.
Which one of these is NOT a compound noun? Football, baseball, soccer ball?
Soccer ball. Soccer ball is TWO separate words (there is a space between them). A compound noun is two nouns put together to make ONE new word.
Change the verb to complete the PRESENT tense sentence: The boy (go) to school.
The boy goes to school.
Which word is NOT an adjective: funny, cold, blue, four, big, or ice
Ice. Ice is a noun. Icy is an adjective.
Combine these sentences with a conjunction: The students study math. The students study English. The students study science.
The students study math, English, and science.
What is a verb?
A verb is an ACTION verb. It's something that you DO!
Complete the sentence using the correct possessive pronoun: Lily could not find ____ pencil.
Lily could not find her pencil.
Fill in the blanks using the verb RUN: Yesterday, I ___ outside. Now, I am ______ outside. Tomorrow, I _____ _____ outside.
Yesterday, I ran outside. Now, I am running outside. Tomorrow, I will run outside.
What is the comparative adjective we use when something is MORE good? Ex. I think pizza is (more good) than chicken.
Better. I think pizza is better than chicken.
What are the FOUR things every sentences need?
Capital letter, subject (naming part), predicate (telling part), and a period (end mark).
What is a compound noun?
A words for people, animals, places, things, or ideas, made up of two or more words. Example: Notebook
Replace the nouns in the sentence with pronouns: Michael was looking for the book.
He was looking for it.
Fix the Sentence: I am hungry, so I ate a snack.
I was hungry, so I ate a snack. -OR- I am hungry, so I am eating a snack. -OR- I am hungry, so I WILL eat a snack.
Name TWO synonyms for the adjective "small."
Tiny, Little, Teeny, etc...
What are the four kinds of sentences?
Statement, command, question, and exclamation.